How To Install Apache Server Source Package On Linux Server?

How to install apache server source package on Linux server?

Step1 : Check if the package is installed or not

#find / -iname httpd.conf

If you did not find any thing related to apache by using above find command you can install the source package.

Step2 : We can install source package in /opt for our requirement. Download the package from apache software foundation site

#cd /opt

#wget http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/apache//httpd/httpd-2.2.17.tar.gz

Step3 : Uncompress it and change the directory to source directory

#tar xvfz httpd-2.2.17.tar.gz

#cd httpd-2.2.17

Step4 : Now compile the source code

#./configure

#make

#make install

Or

The above three commands can be clubbed together to save time

#./configure && make && make install

Note1 : All the configuration files related to apache are stored in /usr/local/apache2/ When we install the source package by default. But if we install it through package installation softwares such as rpm/yum/apt-get the configuration files are stored in /etc/httpd folder

Note2 : This is important and interview question too. Can we run two apache servers at a time?

Ans : The answer to this question is yes. And its possible if we use source package to install in two different locations say in /opt and /opt1 and the variable “Listen” is set to different. Ports for this two servers(Bit complex to understand. If you have any questions ask it at http://forums.linuxnix.com our new Linux/Unix forums not officially announced.

Step5 : Now start the service.

#/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

Step6 : Check if the web server is running or not by accessing local host

#elinks localhost

Or

Access localhost from browser

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How To Install Apache Server On Ubuntu Machine?

How to install an Apache Server on ubuntu machine(A debian system)?

Step1 : Check if the package is installed or not

#dpkg -l | grep apache

This dpkg -l command is similar to rpm -qa command in Redhat linux to list all the applications installed in your system.

Step2 : Install the package if you did not get any output

#apt-get install apache*

Step3 : Now start the apache service

#service apache2 restart

Step4 : On the service at booting time

#chkconfig apache2 on

Step5 : Check if the web server is running or not by accessing local host

#elinks localhost

Or

Access localhost from browser

Here is the screen shot showing the test web page when apache is installed

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Apache Server Installation On Redhat Linux

How we can install Apache web server on Redhat linux?
Ans : The simplest way to install Apache on redhat machine is to use yum command. 


Follow below steps : 
To install and check if the web server is running with default test page.


Step1: Check if the package is installed or not


#rpm -qa | grep httpd


Step2 : Install the package if you did not get any output


#yum install httpd


Step3 : Now start the apache service


#service httpd restart


Step4 : On the service at booting time


#chkconfig httpd on


Step5 : Check if the web server is running or not by accessing local host


#elinks localhost


or 


Access localhost from browser


When you access the server through browser red-hat Linux will present you with a test page as shown below

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