Allrighty. I'm trying to install apache(version listed in subject) on Slackware 8. I have the latest apache version file on a friends ftp server. I used the ftp command and the mget command to get that file. I located the file in the /usr/local/etc folder. I used the command tar -zxvf apache_1.3.24
Now it's in the /usr/local/etc/apache_1.3.24 folder
I go to that folder and type in:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/etc/apache_1.3.24

Then it comes up with this message:
Creating makefile
creating configuration.apaci in src
configuration.tmpl is more recent then configuration.apaci;
make sure the configuration.apaci is valid and if it is, use the 'touch configuration.apaci' and run ./configure again
so i did touch configuration.apaci
and then I ran that same configure command as listed above, but it just lists that same error again.
I checked, and my configuration.apaci is 0 bytes. So I guess it's a problem with apache creating that file. I even redownloaded the tar but still nothing works. I also tried a tutorial that Aussie provided me with and the same thing happens. Can anyone help??

you are doing something wrong for sure...I just did it 4 time the previous week cause I couldn't make php (latest) to work with apache.

y???? are you installing the apache in the same dir as your src ?? it looks meaningless...

Try to check the clocks... your files might have a future date and so are not valid for the system sometimes....

try set the prefix to /apache
it worked for me. with the ssl support too.

I was installing it to the usr/local/apache folder
I used the ls -al to check dates. if a date were wrong how would I change it?? I'll try that extension as well...

try get the setup files from the apache site... I donot think you gonna have any problems.. and ckeck your pc clock if its ok.. sometimes it resets without a reason.

to change the date of a file you ussually use a "touch" command, but I do not think thats your problem...




sometimes PCs drive my crazy...

that's the thing. I used the touch configuration.apaci command but it did nothing to help the install o well I'll look around for a fix.

Installing apache is much easier using slackware's installpkg program.

You can download apache from slacks site at:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackwar...t/slackware/n/

Then type: installpkg apache-1.3.24-i386-1.tgz.

If you have an older version of apache installed you should be able to upgrade it by typing:

upgradepkg apache%apache-1.3.24-i386-1.tgz

Hope that helps.

- jph