Re: Advice on Apache

[Wayne <inf...@pi...>]

Thanks for the input John. I download Apache 1.3.20 and
after reading the INSTALL instruction I'm not sure
whether I should install mod_perl first or if I can do it
after installing Apache.
Wayne

John Stoddart wrote:

> >Hi All,
> >I'm getting ready to download Apache and
> >wasn't sure what I should download. Do
> >I download the httpd or the one in the perl
> >tree? I never installed Apache before.
> >Thanks.
> >Wayne
>
> Hi there,
>
> Downloading apache is no problem at all, no matter what os. It's not
> a really big download either. Just saunter over to
> http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/ and download source for 1.3.19 or
> 1.3.20 (latest).
>
> Untar, check out the README files, ./configure, make and make
> install; that's all there is to it, your set to go!
>
> Although I think its more fun to roll your own, there is a binaries
> directory too, where most oss are represented. Just name your poison.
>
> However, if you're running a particular linux or bsd distribution,
> look for the apache package, deb, rpm on your os vendor's website.
> It's probably less painful that way.
>
> Enjoy ...
>
> John Stoddart
> Caracas - Venezuela