>Alvin-
>
>Thanks for your help!
>
>I'm a novice at both RPM and Apache so what I say is intuitive and may be
>off base.
>Apache as of 1.3 supports dynamically loaded (DSO) modules. Several of
>the modules I require are of this DSO type (i.e. mod_ssl, mod_perl,
>mod_php, etc.). Since these modules are optional (e.g. included at load
>time through config settings) I don't think dependency checking will do
>the trick. Also, there seems to be different versions/components of some
>modules (like mod_php) and I don't know which RPM(s) to select. Finally,
>since I'm a novice, I'd like their install program to do any cross module
>Apache configuration.
>
>Thanks again,
>Joel
>
>
>At 06:00 PM 7/30/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>hi ya joel...
>>
>>if the prupose is to install a secure server...
>>the parts that is "secure" such as apache and some perl and possibly
>>libraries ??
>>
>>when you do rpm -ivh --test apache*.rpm...
>> - it will tell you what other packages you need to load...
>>
>> - just start with apache...and it will tell you what else you
>> need...
>>
>> - the rpm package managers checks all its dependencies for you
>> to make sure you have the right versions....
>>
>>if the "secure server" packages does NOT complain than you don't need
>>to worry about it...
>>
>>if you have a spare $200....its best to get another disk and install
>>a fresh rh-6.0 secure server on it...
>>
>>have fun
>>alvin
>>
>> > Its not quite that simple. The update is a full distribution of RedHat
>> > Linux 6.0 with the secure server components mixed in. There are hundreds
>> > of RPMs all in one directory. I don't know which RPMs need to be
>> > installed. Also, there may be additinal configuration performed by the
>> > installation procedure.
>> >
>> > Joel
>> >
>> >
>> > ===============
>> > At 03:45 PM 7/30/99 -0700, Alvin Oga wrote:
>> >
>> > >hi joel
>> > >
>> > >just apply the "secure server part" to your rh-6.0 machine ?
>> > >
>> > >Using your current know to be working rh-6.0 system...
>> > > mount /mnt/rh-secure-server-cdrom
>> > > rpm -ivh --test /mnt/rh-ss-cdrom/RPMS/apache* ( and its
>> secure
>> > > server dependencies )
>> > >
>> > >have fun
>> > >alvin
>> > >
