Setting up Apache Web Server

Now we are going to see one of the project by apache software foundation which is http server project. Most Current version of httpd software can be downloaded from http://httpd.apache.org/ . When i am writing this post the most recent version is 2.2.10 which is considered to be most stable at this point.

I just downloaded apache_2.2.10-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi, which is a installer file. Setup is quite easy just clicking next and next. The http server can be configured latter at any point by editing the file httpd.conf file.

While installing you will be prompted for entering the domain, server name and email address.

Enter
Domain: localhost
Server Name: localhost
Email Address: admin@localhost

Once the installation is over you can verify the integration of the installation by checking the path 'http://localhost/' in any browser. You will get 'It works' showing that the localhost is handled by the web server.

The web server can be configured with other software like php etc by editing the httpd.conf file found inside the conf folder in the apache installed location.

When we talk about other software (another post) will discuss about how to configure web server to manager those application.