Apache in Mandrake, were the hell is it???

[Zoltrix]

Ok.. stupid question, BUT.....

I just installed mandrake 8 on my New system, and in the setup, I selected to install apache, well I installed it, and then i boot up linux in KDE, and I would like to know were apache is and how to get to it through KDE desktop,
any help would be great, and i know its probily a stupid question,.....

(sorry for the spelling)

Thanx in advanced......

[evulish]

the conf files are in /etc/apache normally.

To start it, stop it, or restart it, use apachectl start | stop | restart or whatever...It just runs in the background...

[Zoltrix]

Sorry to ask for this....


But can you be alittle more specific and a step by step instuctions....

[Malakin]

If you have apache set up to run automatically then "htpp://localhost" will take you to the default webpage just to make sure it's working.

The location of the web content is here "/var/www/html/"

The config files are here "/etc/httpd/conf/"

If you need documentation there's tons out there but the apache site would be a good start - http://httpd.apache.org/

[littonj]

Under mandrake 8 just run linuxconf or netconf from kde it's configuration->other or configuration->networking respectively

from the network panel go to servers and then apache and after you change everything it will probably give you errors so you'll have to do httpd restart|start from a terminal to see where the errors are and fix those by hand

[Zoltrix]

Ok, thanx, I will Try that....

[Zoltrix]

Im guessing that Apache dose not have an easy to use Web admin or somthing like that that makes it easy to configure....

[Cuthbert]

Apache is actually very easy to use and configure if you can be bothered to read the documentation.
http://httpd.apache.org/

The directives are not hard to understand and really, if you've already got your html files or cgi's or whatever.... you can be up and running in no time. My personal site runs on an Apache server on an Mandrake 8 machine... which will be migrated to a Slackware 8 machine shortly.
:)

[ 28 July 2001: Message edited by: Cuthbert ]

[redline]

The closest to a Web based configuration tool for apache would be Webmin...I have it on all my machines...The only problem with this is that I think that you will need apache running to access it (been a while since I set it up)

BE WARNED!

It is still better to learn the config files, and read the docs....it will save you a lot of frustration in the future.

http://www.webmin.com

redline

[ 28 July 2001: Message edited by: redline ]