Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition

Compiling Apache Under Win32

The advanced user who wants to write her own modules (see Chapter 21) will need the source code. This can be installed with the Win32 version by choosing Custom installation. It can also be downloaded from the nearest mirror Apache site (start at http://apache.org/ ) as a .tar.gz file containing the normal Unix distribution. In addition, it can be unpacked into an appropriate source directory using, for instance, 32-bit WinZip, which deals with .tar and .gz format files, as well as .zip. You will also need Microsoft’s Visual C++ Version 6. Scripts are available for users of MSVC v5, since the changes are not backwards compatible. Once the sources and compiler are in place, open an MS-DOS window, and go to the Apache src directory. Build a debug version, and install it into \Apache by typing:

> nmake /f Makefile.nt _apached
> nmake /f Makefile.nt installd

or build a release version by typing:

> nmake /f Makefile.nt _apacher
> nmake /f Makefile.nt installr

This will build and install the following files in and below \Apache\:

Apache.exe

The executable

ApacheCore.dll

The main shared library

Modules\ApacheModule*.dll

Seven optional modules

\conf

Empty config directory

\logs

Empty log directory

The directives described in the rest of the book are the same for both Unix and Win32, except that Win32 Apache can load module DLLs. They need to be activated in the Config file by the LoadModule directive. For example, if you want status information, you need the line:

LoadModule ...