Need Help Downloading Apache

mcorton · 04-21-2009, 01:48 PM

Hi, I am very new to this. I want to download Apache to run a web server for my site. On Their webpage there's a long list of files and I have no clue what I need to download. I'm using Windows XP, I really don't want to use a Linux system as I can never configure them to get internet. I've tried in the past. Any help is appreciated and thank you.

mcorton · 04-21-2009, 02:19 PM

Has anyone tried Xampp Apache? http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html,
It looks like it has everything all in one. PHP, Perl, MYSQL etc. It looks interesting if it works.

mcorton · 04-21-2009, 04:45 PM

I have Apache downloaded and installed. Where do I set my domain? and add my files? Thanks

~~zerofire~~ · 05-30-2009, 10:45 PM

XAMPP does have almost everything rolled into one. It however needs to be heavily tuned to be secure. If you just need to server up web pages without php, mysql, or ftp then you should use normal Apache. There should be a Apache folder under Program Files on the drive you installed on. Inside there would be a htdocs folder. That is where you put your web pages. There is a file named httpd.conf somewhere under the Apache folder as well. That holds the configuration. Remember you need to restart the Apache service for the new settings to apply.

04-21-2009, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcorton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 OS: Windows xp SP2	Need Help Downloading Apache Hi, I am very new to this. I want to download Apache to run a web server for my site. On Their webpage there's a long list of files and I have no clue what I need to download. I'm using Windows XP, I really don't want to use a Linux system as I can never configure them to get internet. I've tried in the past. Any help is appreciated and thank you.

04-21-2009, 02:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
mcorton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 OS: Windows xp SP2	Re: Need Help Downloading Apache Has anyone tried Xampp Apache? http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html, It looks like it has everything all in one. PHP, Perl, MYSQL etc. It looks interesting if it works.

04-21-2009, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
mcorton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 OS: Windows xp SP2	Re: Need Help Downloading Apache I have Apache downloaded and installed. Where do I set my domain? and add my files? Thanks

05-30-2009, 10:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Need Help Downloading Apache XAMPP does have almost everything rolled into one. It however needs to be heavily tuned to be secure. If you just need to server up web pages without php, mysql, or ftp then you should use normal Apache. There should be a Apache folder under Program Files on the drive you installed on. Inside there would be a htdocs folder. That is where you put your web pages. There is a file named httpd.conf somewhere under the Apache folder as well. That holds the configuration. Remember you need to restart the Apache service for the new settings to apply.