pcs 98/11/20 08:39:05
Modified:htdocs/manual install.html invoking.html stopping.html
Log:
Make documentation clearer for Windows users: state when descriptions
apply only to Unix; add links to Windows and TPF instructions. Where
defaults are different in OS/2 or Windows, show them. Add the -k command
line option (Windows only).
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Index: install.html
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+++ install.html 1998/11/20 16:39:03 1.25
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
H1 ALIGN=CENTERCompiling and Installing Apache 1.3/H1
+This document covers compilation and installation of Apache on Unix
+systems only. For compiling and installation on Windows, see A
+HREF=windows.htmlUsing Apache with Microsoft Windows/A and for
+TPF see A HREF=install-tpf.htmlInstalling the Apache 1.3 HTTP
+Server on TPF/A.
+
+P
+
UnixWare users will want to consult A HREF=unixware.htmlbuild notes/A
for various UnixWare versions before compiling.
1.22 +54 -30apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/invoking.html
Index: invoking.html
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H1 ALIGN=CENTERStarting Apache/H1
H2Invoking Apache/H2
-The CODEhttpd/CODE program is usually run as a daemon which executes
-continuously, handling requests. It is possible to invoke Apache by
-the Internet daemon CODEinetd/CODE each time a connection to the HTTP
-service is made (use the
-A HREF=mod/core.html#servertypeServerType/A directive)
-but this is not recommended.
+On Unix, the CODEhttpd/CODE program is usually run as a daemon
+which executes continuously, handling requests. It is possible to
+invoke Apache by the Internet daemon CODEinetd/CODE each time a
+connection to the HTTP service is made (use the A
+HREF=mod/core.html#servertypeServerType/A directive) but this is
+not recommended.
+
+P
+
+On Windows, Apache is normally run as a service on Windows NT, or as a
+console application on Windows 95. See also A
+HREF=windows.html#runrunning Apache for Windows/A.
+
H2Command line options/H2
The following options are recognized on the httpd command line:
DL
DTCODE-d/CODE EMserverroot/EM
DDSet the initial value for the
A HREF=mod/core.html#serverrootServerRoot/A variable to
-EMserverroot/EM. This can be overridden by the ServerRoot command in the
-configuration file. The default is CODE/usr/local/apache/CODE.
+EMserverroot/EM. This can be overridden by the ServerRoot command
+in the configuration file. The default is
+CODE/usr/local/apache/CODE on Unix, CODE/apache/CODE on
+Windows and CODE/os2httpd/CODE on OS/2.
DTCODE-D/CODE EMname/EM
DDDefine a name for use in in
@@ -86,16 +95,21 @@
errors, display an error message and exit with a non-zero exit status,
otherwise display Syntax OK and terminate with a zero exit status.
+DTCODE-k/CODE EMoption/EM
+DDWindows only: signal Apache to restart or shutdown. EMoption/EM
+is one of shutdown or restart. (New in Apache 1.3.3).
+
DTCODE-?/CODE
DDPrint a list of the httpd options, and then exit.
/DL
H2Configuration files/H2
-The server will read three files for configuration directives. Any directive
-may appear in any of these files. The the names of these files are taken
-to be relative to the server root; this is set by the
-A HREF=mod/core.html#serverrootServerRoot/A directive, or the
-CODE-d/CODE command line flag.
+The server will read three files for configuration directives. Any
+directive may appear in any of these files. The the names of these
+files are taken to be relative to the server root; this is set by the
+A HREF=mod/core.html#serverrootServerRoot/A directive, the
+CODE-d/CODE command line flag, or (on Windows only) the registry
+(see A HREF=windows.html#runRunning Apache for Windows/A).
Conventionally, the files are:
DL
@@ -129,30 +143,40 @@
the consequences; see the A HREF=misc/security_tips.htmlsecurity tips/A
document for details.
H3pid file/H3
-On daemon startup, it saves the process id of the parent httpd process to
-the file CODElogs/httpd.pid/CODE. This filename can be changed with the
-A HREF=mod/core.html#pidfilePidFile/A directive. The process-id is for
-use by the administrator in restarting and terminating the daemon;
-A HUP
