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Setup Linux as an Apacher Web Server
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Can you be more specific? I'm assuming you already have httpd installed, so we need to know what you need help with. Is it running? Does it display a testpage? Do you need help adding your own pages? Do you need help setting up multiple websites? Or are you saying you need to setup linux to allow an http server to run on your machine?
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I meant I want to setup an Apache server for Ubuntu. I am new to Linux. I need help to know if httpd is installed, and if it is running. I also need help adding my own pages. I also need help setting up multiple websites. I want to run an http server on the Ubuntu server.
Thank you for your response
Thank you for your response
Let's clean up some terms...
Ubuntu is a distribution ("flavor") of an operating system based around the linux kernel. It is not a server.
Apache is a project name (foundation name too) for a web server software product. Apache's actual program name when executed is traditionally 'httpd'.
There are other web servers out there, so use a little care in requesting "apache" and "httpd" vs. "web server".
As to installing Apache, normally distributions - Ubuntu inclusive?! (I don't use it) - have a packaged installation for apache/httpd. When you install apache you will more than likely want to install a number of other components such as modules and language parsers (i.e. mod_rewrite, mod_vhost, php, mod_perl, mod_ssl, xml support, mysql support, etc.)
Installing a typical linux-based apache installation normally is refered to as installing a L.A.M.P. configuration. LAMP= linux apache mysql php/perl/python.
It sounds to me that you have a need for some serious foundational reading in order to get yourself rolling. Typically forums like this don't provide the kind of foundations-building narrative you might need. I recommend the following reading lists:
The Apache forum FAQ here on tek-tips:
Wikipedia on LAMP
Some googled results on installing LAMP on Ubuntu:
An especially nice forum dedicated to Ubuntu:
Good luck!
D.E.R. Management - IT Project Management Consulting
Ubuntu is a distribution ("flavor") of an operating system based around the linux kernel. It is not a server.
Apache is a project name (foundation name too) for a web server software product. Apache's actual program name when executed is traditionally 'httpd'.
There are other web servers out there, so use a little care in requesting "apache" and "httpd" vs. "web server".
As to installing Apache, normally distributions - Ubuntu inclusive?! (I don't use it) - have a packaged installation for apache/httpd. When you install apache you will more than likely want to install a number of other components such as modules and language parsers (i.e. mod_rewrite, mod_vhost, php, mod_perl, mod_ssl, xml support, mysql support, etc.)
Installing a typical linux-based apache installation normally is refered to as installing a L.A.M.P. configuration. LAMP= linux apache mysql php/perl/python.
It sounds to me that you have a need for some serious foundational reading in order to get yourself rolling. Typically forums like this don't provide the kind of foundations-building narrative you might need. I recommend the following reading lists:
The Apache forum FAQ here on tek-tips:
Wikipedia on LAMP
Some googled results on installing LAMP on Ubuntu:
An especially nice forum dedicated to Ubuntu:
Good luck!
D.E.R. Management - IT Project Management Consulting
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That's a marketing badge for the core services packaged as a downloadable bundle. Just as microsoft sells home, professional and server versions of their OS.
At play here are the SERVICES you require to provide a web server to accomplish you goal. However you get them installed you are NOT bound by what the default kit is for the linux distribution you install.
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