Extract the Apache HTTP Server installation package, build the Web server and start it.
Procedure
- From the Apache HTTP Web site, download http-VERSION.tar.gz, where VERSION is the version of Apache HTTP Server, to a location of your choice.
- Extract the contents of this package by running the following commands from the Unix command prompt:
gzip -d http-VERSION.tar.gz
tar xvf http-VERSION.tar
where VERSION is the version of Apache HTTP Server.
- Use the documentation for Apache HTTP Server to build the Apache HTTP Web server.
- In terminal, navigate to the bin/ subdirectory of your Apache home directory and enter the following command: