How To Build the Apache of Your Dreams - Building Apache (
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Get the latest copy of the
Apache source code from
http://www.apache.org/dist/. The current
version as of this writing is
2.0.48. Download the
source to a suitable place, e.g., /tmp.
# cd /tmp
# gunzip -c apache_1.3.12.tar.gz | tar xf -
# cd apache_1.3.12/
Once we have the source gunzipped and de-tarred, we are ready
to begin.
Building Apache is a four part process. Step one is deciding
how we want Apache to be configured; step two is invoking the compiler; step
three is testing the resulting compiled binary; and step four is putting
everything in place. Luckily, we have make to speed us along with the last three
steps (make, make test, and make install). Configuration, however, requires some
forethought and knowledge, however rudimentary, of what type of web site the
server is going to be used for. To do this, we'll use the configure script and
pass options to define how Apache is to be built.
