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Apache Cookbook, 2nd Edition
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Apache Cookbook, 2nd Edition

by Rich Bowen, Ken Coar
December 2007
Beginner to intermediate
310 pages
8h 8m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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1.11. Finding Apache’s Files

Problem

You’ve installed the Apache Web server, whether from source or an installation kit, but you’re not sure where all the files have been put. (This is useful to know if you want to uninstall it later.)

Solution

If you installed the software from a source kit, look at the config.layout file in the top level of the source directory. Look for a <Layout> stanza that matches the --enable-layout option given to the configure script. (If none was supplied, the Apache layout will have been used.)

If you installed the software from an RPM package, use the -ql option to see where the files have been installed:

          % 
          rpm -ql httpd

If you installed from a kit prepared by a distributor, such as Ubuntu, check with the distribution documentation to find out where the files are stored.

Discussion

One of the advantages—and disadvantages—of open software is that everyone can build an installation kit. And everyone pretty much chooses options different from everyone else.

The Apache source package includes a list of “common” layouts, and most installation kits use one or another of these.

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