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Modified: . README.NT Log: Add some information about use of the binary installer in case we ever release a binary :-) Revision Changes Path 1.10 +36 -4 apache-1.3/README.NT Index: README.NT =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/README.NT,v retrieving revision 1.9 retrieving revision 1.10 diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10 --- README.NT 1998/03/21 17:29:59 1.9 +++ README.NT 1998/04/17 16:14:27 1.10 @@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ nmake -f Makefile.nt installr -You cannot easily use a different installation directory. You can also -build debug versions of Apache, with the targets "_apached" and -"installd". +To specify a different install directory, use + nmake -f Makefile.nt installr INSTDIR=c:\mydir + +You can also build and install debug versions of Apache, with the +targets "_apached" and "installd". + Make sure that before you run "nmake" that you've run VCVARS32.BAT so that your environment is configured to run nmake from the command line. @@ -92,8 +95,37 @@ Installing a Binary Release --------------------------- + +Since this file is installed as part of the install process, you have +probably already figured out how to install the binary. But for +reference, here are the instructions: + +Run the Apache distribution file. This will ask for a location to +install Apache into (the default is \Program Files\Apache +Group\Apache), for a start menu name (default is Apache Web Server) +and for a choice of installations. The Typical installation installs +everything except the source code. The Minimum installations does not +install the manuals either. Choose Custom install if you want to +install the source code. + +After installation is completed, there are three new items on the +start menu. On NT you should run the "Install Apache as Service" +program, then start Apache as a normal service. On Windows 95 or if +you do not want to run Apache as a service, click on the "Apache +Server" option. This will start Apache running in a console window, +where it will print its version number, then wait to start serving +requests. The third start menu option accessing the manual, if it was +installed. If it was not installed, you can access the Apache manual +at the URL http://www.apache.org/. + +Once Apache is running (either in a console window, or as a service), +if you have not edited the configuration files, it will be listening +on port 80, so you can connect to it at this URL: + + http://localhost/ -The binary release is not yet available. +To configure Apache, go into the directory where you installed it and +edit the "httpd.conf" file in the "conf" directory. Running Apache --------------