Chapter 3. Installing and Configuring Apache

In this second of three installation-related chapters, you will install the Apache web server and familiarize yourself with its main components, including log and configuration files.

In this chapter, you will learn

  • How to install the Apache server

  • How to make configuration changes to Apache

  • Where Apache log and configuration files are stored

Current and Future Versions of Apache

When you visit the Apache HTTPD server website at http://httpd.apache.org, you will see announcements for releases of the Apache 1.3.x, Apache 2.0.x, and Apache 2.2.x versions. As you can imagine by the version numbers, Apache 1.3.x is the oldest of the three versions. The Apache Software Foundation maintains all three versions, ...

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