Re: adding new modules in apache

[Dimitrios Stergiou <dste intranet gr>]

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On Wednesday 30 April 2003 16:20, nlimbu healthnet org np wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a newbie question regarding installation of program. I have already
> installed Apache from installation CD of RH. Now, I need to recompile
> apache again inorder to add some feature. What should I need to do?
>
> 1) In order to recompile, do I need to download apache*tar.gz file and and
> then compile it with make command?

yeap, you will have to download apache from http://httpd.apache.org , and then 
follow the instructions found in the .tar.gz file. usually a ./configure and 
a make suffice, but in any case if you want to add modules like ssl, php, etc 
you will have to follow different instructions

> 2) Do I need to remove the previous apache installed which has been already
> installed from RH installation CD?

well actually you may keep it, but you will have to make sure that all the 
conf files, binaries, startup scripts point to the new installation and not 
to the rpm installation. my personal opinion, remove it!

> 3) What will happen to the path for the files of newly installed apache?
> Will it be same like previous or do we need to specify? Do I need to make
> services of httpd again manually inside /etc/rc.d/init.d?

in the configure script of apache you can define the paths you want for 
binaries, confs, etc. so, you can adjust them to whatever you want

> 4) Is it possible to add/remove feature/module via rpm package of apache?

yeap, some features exist in rpm packages, like mod_perl, php, ssl, etc. 
others, you will have to recompile. it is all up to what you want to do

> With Regards
> Nabin Limbu
> HealthNet Nepal

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Dimitrios Stergiou
System, Network and Security Administration Group
Intracom S.A

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