[nmglug] apache2

[a_kaluta]

"ccosse" wrote;
 "ccosse" <ccosse at asymptopia.org>
To: "NMGLUG.org mailing list" <nmglug at nmglug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [nmglug] apache

Thanks for the hint ccosse. I am such a beginner,never the less, I suspect 
you have redirected me to the relevant file location" /usr/share/ "if it 
turns out, to not to be the correct,elusive, file ,I will doubtlessly enjoy 
several interesting days of  head scratching.  thanks Anthony Kaluta>
>
> a_kaluta wrote:
>
>> Dear Glug;
>> A beginners question and not from lack of persuing other sources. 
>> i.e.Apache.org, Debian org., other ranging searches.
>> ("Apache -a definitive guide" O'reilly,pp38-39.)
>> The puzzle;
>> "It might be a good idea to get a firm idea of what,in Apache business, a 
>> web site is: it is a directory somewhere on the server, say, 
>> /usr/www/APACHE3/site.for_instance.It usually contains a least four 
>> subdirectories........:"
>>
>> "RUNNING APACHE FROM THE COMMAND LINE.
>> If the conf subdirectory is not in the default location (and it usually 
>> isn't).you need a flag that tells Apache where it is.
>> i.e. httpd -d /usr/www/APACHE3/site.for_instance -f ..."
>>
>> "You can't do much with Apache without a web site to play with. To embody 
>> our first shaky steps,we need to create site.toddle as a subdirectory, 
>> /usr/www/APACHE3/site.toddle..."
>>
>>
>> Do I conclude "/usr/www/APACHE3/site.toddle" is one of the possible 
>> multiple copies of Apache that can exist on the Apache site?
>
> This is a rather non-standard location for a server on a linux box, is it 
> not? The
> normal places are /var/www/apache or /usr/local/apache .... it just sounds 
> like you
> may have diverged from common practices early on such that any problems 
> you
> have may be compounded in some subtle way by the non-standardness of your
> installation...unless apache3 wants to go in /usr/www, then i'm totally 
> wrong...
>
>>
>> "(pp.40) We can point httpd at our site with the -d flag
>> % httpd -d /usr/www/APACHE3/site.toddle"
>>
>> Should I now be able to contact "/usr/www/APACHE3/site.toddle" by 
>> bringing up a brower on the same computer on which Apache is installed 
>> and by typing : "http://usr/www/APACHE3/site.toddle"?
>>
> You should tail your logfiles for apache and syslog etc ... the normal 
> ways to
> start apache are either 1)apachectl 2)/etc/init.d/apache start 3)other?
> Tailing your logfiles will allow you to see more of whats going on and 
> errors,
> espcially, which will tell you what's not working and give you clues...
>
>
>> Any thoughts towards solving this puzzle are welcome and as a new member 
>> I must say nmglug is a delight.
>> Anthony
>>
>>
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