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cvs commit: httpd-2.0 README
rbb 01/08/07 09:56:32
Modified: . README
Log:
Update the README so that it reflects just what Apache is today, and so
that it is correct about where things reside.
Submitted by: Joshua Slive <jo...@slive.ca>
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- Apache
- Version 2.0 (and up)
+ Apache HTTP Server
What is it?
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- Apache is an HTTP server designed as a plug-in replacement for
- the NCSA server version 1.3 (or 1.4). It fixes numerous bugs in
- the NCSA server and includes many frequently requested new
- features, and has an API which allows it to be extended to meet
- users' needs more easily.
+ The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant
+ web server. Originally designed as a replacement for the NCSA HTTP
+ Server, it has grown to be the most popular web server on the
+ Internet. As a project of the Apache Software Foundation, the
+ developers aim to collaboratively develop and maintain a robust,
+ commercial-grade, standards-based server with freely available
+ source code.
The Latest Version
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The documentation available as of the date of this release is
- also included, in HTML format, in the htdocs/manual/ directory.
- For the most up-to-date documentation can be found on
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/.
+ included in HTML format in the docs/manual/ directory. The most
+ up-to-date documentation can be found at
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/.
Installation
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- Apache 2.0 uses autoconf for configuration and installation. To create
- Apache's autoconf script, you will need libtool 1.3.3 or higher, and
- autoconf 2.13 or newer. Those tools will not be required if you are just
- using a package downloaded from apache.org, they are only required for
- developers.
-
- To configure Apache 2.0 run the following commands.
-
- ./buildconf (not required unless you are a developer)
- ./configure [autoconf arguments] [apache arguments]
- make
- make install
-
- The buildconf script is very important. Just running autoconf will not
- leave the directory tree in a usable state.
+ Please see the file called INSTALL.
Licensing
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