Web Server

[shadowfox]

hi
i am useing redhat 9 and i wanted to turn my comp into a web server but i am a noob so and have no skill at all (the only commands i know are "cd" and "./") i was wondering if ther is some good tutorials or something that can help me out.

thank you

[shakin]

here's what I do. First, download Apache from httpd.apache.org (get the newest Apache 2 release). Once you extract it somewhere you'll have to compile and install it.

First make a directory to install it in. As root (type su at the command line), run 'mkdir /www' to make a /www directory (keeps everything nice and simple). Now in your Apache directory which you just extracted the program to, run these commands:

./configure --prefix=/www --enable-so
make
make install

That will get Apache installed. To start it, run '/www/bin/apachectl start'

You will now be able to visit http://localhost/ in your web browser. That's the server on your computer. Now, simply put your web site files in /www/htdocs/

Is that simple enough? I didn't go through actually downloading and extracting the tar.gz file, but that's pretty basic info you should be able to find elsewhere.

[shadowfox]

thank you very much for the reply
but how do i do stuff with it or does it have a a nice gewey so its really easy

thanks

[infinite_root]

hi
i am useing redhat 9 and i wanted to turn my comp into a web server but i am a noob so and have no skill at all (the only commands i know are "cd" and "./") i was wondering if ther is some good tutorials or something that can help me out.

Pls visit this link, it will give you detailed procedure on how to setup apache 2x

http://www.openna.com/documentations...ache/index.php

hope this helps.

[Haris_p]

shakin, I used the instructions that you wrote above, but I get a problem when i type in make.

When I type in make it gives me the following error:
bash: make: command not found

What could be the problem? Thank you in advance.

[nikhil]

the command "make" is not in your path...
try the command
#find / -name "make" -print
this will search the whole directory structure and find the file for you
if it exists...most probably though i guess you have not installed it...
try
#rpm -qa | grep make
and see if it returns you anyth...else you might want to install it.

[Haris_p]

If I don't have it where could i get it? and how/where do I install it?

[nikhil]

go to
www.rpmfind.net
do a search for make and you should get a list of apckages, choose the one that is right for your distro and install it using the rpm utility.

[Haris_p]

Ok i downloaded make-3.80 and it said if you don't have make already installed to use the command sh ./build.sh and I did but it says this when i try:

compiling ar.c...
./build.sh:@CC@:command not found

then I tried rpm and in the man it said
rpm -il (for install) --allfiles(to install all files) (name) but when i tried putting make as the name it says the name doesn't exist and I do not know what name it should be.

[loft306]

eh! my compliments to:shakin, you made the install sound so simple , so i tried it cause i was board, simple simple simple OK now what?...where do i put the pages to have them served up?