Use the *.msi for the installtion. Dont worry about all the other zip files. They will just waste your time, but it would be interesting to learn what they are about.
On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 12:00 -0500, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > Nils-Börje Eklöf wrote: > > I am running a Widows XP pro system and trying to set up a webserver. > > > > I have downloaded these files > > apache_2.2.2-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi > > ok, why these below? > > > apache_2.2.2-win32-x86-symbols.zip > > httpd-2.2.2-win32-src.zip > > httpd-2.2.2-win32-src.zip.asc.txt > > httpd-2.2.2-win32-src.zip.md5.txt > > > > The installing of the msi file was successful and I can access the > > server via > > C:/.../htdocs where i find the index.html location. > > Great! > > > Where do I put the unzipped files from the downloads I list above. > > Anywhere you like. > > > What are they doing? > > Telling you how the code was written and compiled for crash debugging. You > probably won't need them, I'm wondering why you ignored README in the > windows download location (http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/) > > > How can I move my default http-directory to D:? > > Switch the <Directory "c:/.../htdocs"> and DocumentRoot c:/.../htdocs > (whereever ... is) to somewhere over on d:/ by editing your conf/httpd.conf > file. > > > Where do I find a manual for rockies that is written for XP-users (I > > find most of the helpmanuals to go to deep into what to me seems to be > > UNIX-stuff. Makes no sense for me...) > > Sure it does, if you just remember that d:/files/web/ for example is just > the same as d:\files\web - but that Apache wants configurations to use forward > slashes (backslashes mean something special) and you put drive letters in. > > Special windows-specific differences are all covered here and here... > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/windows.html > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_winnt.html > > > So - can anyone help a newbee to run Apache on XP? > > Something big changed in 2.2 - most of the configuration sections are > optional, > included in conf/httpd.conf from the conf/extras/ collection of feature > configs. > Check them out. > > Sounds like you are making progress! See any of the beginners guides, getting > started with Apache, there are several good books out there too. Don't just > say you can't understand the unix examples, or you leave yourself without alot > of good ideas. If you drop into the Dublin ApacheCon late June, I'm > presenting > getting started with Apache 2 on Windows on Friday a.m. > > http://www.apachecon.com/ > > Bill > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
