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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="help">Using Apache With Microsoft Windows</A></H1>
<P>This document explains how to install, configure and run Apache 1.3 under
- Microsoft Windows. Please note that at this time, Windows support is
- entirely experimental, and is recommended only for experienced users.
- The Apache Group does not guarantee that this software will work as
- documented, or even at all. If you find any bugs, please document them on
- our <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">bug reporting page.</A>
+ Microsoft Windows. Most of this document assumes that you are installing
+ Windows from a binary distribution. If you want to compile Apache yourself
+ (possibly to help with development, or to track down bugs), see
+ <A HREF="win_compiling.html">Compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows</A>.</P>
+
+<P>If you find any bugs, please document them on our
+ <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">bug reporting page.</A>
Contributions are welcomed, please submit your code or suggestions to the
bug report page, or join the new-httpd mailing list.</P>
@@ -47,11 +49,6 @@
comparative reviews of webserver performance are still asked to compare
against Apache on a Unix platform such as Solaris, FreeBSD, or Linux.</P>
-<P>Most of this document assumes that you are installing Windows from a
- binary distribution. If you want to compile Apache yourself (possibly
- to help with development, or to track down bugs), see
- <A HREF="win_compiling.html">Compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows</A>.
-
<HR>
<UL>
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@
together with details of mirror web and anonymous FTP sites.</P>
<P>You should download the binary build of Apache for Windows named as
- <CODE>apache_1_3_#-win32-with_src.msi</CODE> if you are interested in
+ <CODE>apache_1_3_#-win32-src.msi</CODE> if you are interested in
the source code, or simply <CODE>apache_1_3_#-win32-no_src.msi</CODE>
if you don't plan to do anything with the source code and appreciate
a faster download. Each of these files contains the complete Apache
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@
of Apache, are found at <A HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/"
>http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/</A></P>
-<P>The source code is available in the <CODE>-with_src.msi</CODE> distribution,
+<P>The source code is available in the <CODE>-src.msi</CODE> distribution,
or from the <A HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/">http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/</A>
distribution directory as a <CODE>.zip</CODE> file. If you plan on compiling
Apache yourself, there is no need to install either <CODE>.msi</CODE> package.
@@ -139,9 +136,9 @@
<UL>
- <LI>your name and company name, and on Windows NT/2000, whether or not you want
- all users to access Apache as a Service, or if you want it installed to run
- when you choose the Start Apache shortcut.
+ <LI>whether or not you want to run Apache for all users (installing Apache as a Service),
+ or if you want it installed to run in a console window when you choose the Start
+ Apache shortcut.
<LI>your Server name, Domain name and administrative email account.
@@ -150,7 +147,7 @@
change this to any other directory you wish)
<LI>the installation type. The "Complete" option installs everything, including
- the source code if you downloaded the <SAMP>-with_src.msi</SAMP> package.
+ the source code if you downloaded the <SAMP>-src.msi</SAMP> package.
Choose the "Custom" install if you choose not to install the documentation,
or the source code from that package.
@@ -161,12 +158,12 @@
directory. However if any of the files in this directory already exist
they will <STRONG>not</STRONG> be overwritten. Instead the new copy of
the corresponding file will be left with the extension
- <SAMP>.default</SAMP>. So, for example, if
+ <SAMP>.default.conf</SAMP>. So, for example, if
<SAMP>conf\httpd.conf</SAMP> already exists it will not be altered,
but the version which would have been installed will be left in
- <SAMP>conf\httpd.conf.default</SAMP>. After the installation has
+ <SAMP>conf\httpd.default.conf</SAMP>. After the installation has
finished you should manually check to see what in new in the
- <SAMP>.default</SAMP> file, and if necessary update your existing
+ <SAMP>.default.conf</SAMP> file, and if necessary update your existing
configuration files.</P>
<P>Also, if you already have a file called <SAMP>htdocs\index.html</SAMP>
@@ -197,12 +194,11 @@
<P>There are two ways you can run Apache:</P>
<UL>
- <LI>As a <A HREF="win_service.html">"service"</A> (tested on NT/2000 only,
- but an <EM>experimental</EM> version is available for 95/98).
+ <LI>As a <A HREF="win_service.html">"service"</A>.
This is the best option if you want Apache to automatically start when your
machine boots, and to keep Apache running when you log-off.
- <LI>From a <A HREF="#cmdline">console window</A>. This is the best option
- available for Windows 95/98 users.
+ <LI>From a <A HREF="#cmdline">console window</A>.
+ Closing this console window will terminate the Apache server.
</UL>
<P><STRONG>Complete the steps below before you attempt to start Apache
@@ -220,7 +216,7 @@
<P>In Apache 1.3.13 and above it is now quite safe to press Ctrl+C or
Ctrl+Break to stop the Apache in the console window. And on Windows NT/2000
- with version 1.3.13, Apache will also gladly stop if you select 'Close'
+ with version 1.3.13, Apache will stop if you select 'Close'
from the system menu (clicking the icon on the top-left corner of the
console window) or click the close (X) button on the top-right corner.
The Close menu item and close (X) button also work on Windows 95/98 as of