New to Open Source - Apache

[LonnieJohnson]

Hello,

I have been developing with MS tools for the past 12 years. I have recently been introduced to Open Source and think it is a wonderful community. Does anyone have any links to discribe how to easily set up an apache server?

Thanks.

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[Noway2]

Welcome to the Open Source Community. I hope your stay is a pleasant one.

In order to better assist you with regards to specifics, the first thing we would need to know is what you are running Apache on (e.g. Windows or a particular Linux distro)?

Out of the box, Apache pretty much works as a basic web server with little to no modification of the configuration files. After install, it will provide you with a folder with index.html in it that says, "It Works!" The basic configuration is done in httpd.conf. From there you can configure things like the added modules such as PHP and SSL as well as setup the directories and virtual hosts, etc.

There are plenty of how to documents regarding Apache as well as the official documentation (which I haven't found to be terribly helpful). I would suggest giving some of them a try and see where that takes you. The important thing will be to try and learn and understand what you are doing rather than just following a recipe. One of the problems is that everything you add to Apache has its own security issues and you need to be aware of what you are doing least you find your system PWN'd.

 

[IPGuru]

the easiest way has got to be installing something like Fedora, cent os or on of the other server focused Linux distros.

These usually have Apache PHP & mysql (as well as a number of other useful servers tools & utilities)installed & running 'out of the box' with fairly sensible configurations

if you want to go the windoze route there are some easy to follow guides available on the web


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[LonnieJohnson]

Thanks. I will look into that. I will be getting a machine soon and will then need to start the installation.

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[feherke]

Hi

To add a minor change to IPGuru's suggestion : if you are only playing for now, you could try KNOPPIX. It is a live CD distribution, so you
[ul]
[li]download the ISO image ( for free )[/li]
[li]burn it on CDs or DVD ( depending which one you downloaded )[/li]
[li]reboot your machine from the KNOPPIX CD or DVD[/li]
[li]use/misuse whatever you find there ( has a graphical desktop environment )[/li]
[li]do something wrong[/li]
[li]just reboot your machine[/li]
[/ul]
In short : the live CD distributions work on a RAM drive, they not touch your harddisk unless explicitly instructed to.

KNOPPIX has Apache, MySQL, PHP and some handy tools for development.


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