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@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ APACHE INSTALLATION OVERVIEW - For complete installation documentation, see docs/manual/install.html or - http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/install.html + Quick Start - Unix + ------------------ - Quick Start - ----------- + For complete installation documentation, see [ht]docs/manual/install.html or + http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/install.html $ ./configure --prefix=PREFIX $ make @@ -40,8 +40,46 @@ The easiest way to find all of the configuration flags for Apache 2.0 is to run ./configure --help. + + Quick Start - Windows + --------------------- + + For complete documentation, see [ht]docs/manual/platform/windows.html or + http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/platform/windows.html. + + The Apache/Win32 binaries are primarily distributed as a Windows Installer + package (.msi), and may be available as a .zip file as well. These packages + are named apache-2.0.xx-win32-x86.msi and apache-2.0.xx-win32-x86.zip. + Please choose the .msi package if at all possible. + + If you have unpacked a source distribution (named httpd-2.0-xx.zip, without + any -win32-x86 notation) you must compile the package yourself, see the links + mentioned above. Unless you intended to do this, please look again for the + binary package from http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/ and + install that .msi (or .zip package, if you must.) + + If you have unpacked this binary distribution from the .zip package, you + _must_ edit the conf/httpd.conf file (with notepad or another text editor) + to reflect the correct ServerName, Domain, and directory paths. Search for + the text "@@" to discover what you must edit. To install and start the + service after you have corrected the httpd.conf file, use the command + + bin\Apache -k install + bin\Apache -k start + + The .msi package configures the httpd.conf file, and installs and starts + the Apache2 service for you. We strongly encourage you to use it. + + + Postscript + ---------- + + The Apache HTTP Server group cannot field user's installation questions. + There are many valuable forums to help you get started. Please refer your + questions to the appropriate forum, such as the user supported newsgroups + comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix and comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows. + Thanks for using the Apache HTTP Server, version 2.0. The Apache Software Foundation http://www.apache.org/ - |