New to apache - Need some good Docs

[iggystar]

Can anybody point me to some good Apache Docs? The documentation at Apache.org are just insanely bad. Like everything I've found in the Unix commununity, people write docs that can only be understood by people who don't need Docs in the first place.

I just want to add a simple HTML only website and I want it to be the only site servered by box. I can't find the format for that anywhere in Apache's docs.

Anybody have any good links they'd like to share?

 

[iggystar]

I figured it out

Apache.org still has moronic docs though.

 

[italy]

I agree with you and please if you find a good document please post it .Thanks

 

[rninja]

Well all the document sites are technical... you either have to read a book or check out the internet documentation.

If you have something specific in mind, just ask and I can give you the instruction. Otherwise, it is a good thing to learn the hard way... Rninja

http://www.rninja.com

 

[italy]

I am familiar with IIS and iplanet and they are GUI type interms of the admistration configuration so could you tell me how can I configure apache server.Thanks

 

[rninja]

You can get webmin for a visual config-type app, but it is best to know how to work in command line. I think you can get webmin from webmin.com or .net....

Anyway, For the most basic setup of the server do this:
Ask yourself a few basic questions.
1) are you behind a firewall?
2) are you only launching one domain?
3) are you looking to use any modules for apache?

If you are behind a firewall, you must use the private ip range for the apache server ip address. More information on this can be found in my FAQ in this forum about virtualhosts behind firewalls.

If you would like to launch multiple domains, you need to use virtualhosts. More information can be found in that same faq. Otherwise, place your server IP in the config file or just make sure you have DNS pointing to your machine.

If you need module support, then make make sure you've compiled apache the right way to use modules. Then add the neccessary lines for each module.

The most basic stuff needed in the httpd.conf file would be:
servername (or ip)
webmaster email
server mode (standalone or run from inetd/xinetd)
documentroot (location of web pages/web files)
port 80 directive and listen 80 directive.

Hope this helps! Rninja

http://www.rninja.com

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

If you like gui interfaces, there are a couple for apache -

(i) comanche -->

http://www.covalent.net/projects/comanche/

(Example screen-shot at -->

http://www.covalent.net/projects/comanche/images/console-apache.gif)

(ii) mohawk -->

http://everythinglinux.org/Mohawk/index.html

These are much more functional in the apache area than webmin or linuxconf as they are apache specific whereas webmin / linuxconf are more general linux gui admin tools.

Hope this helps
Regards