Re: Web Server

[SWAPS <swaps@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

P Venugopal <venu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Rajkumar Andrews wrote:
> > =

> > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Original Message From Rajkumar Andrews <shibumi@Mail=
AndNews.com>
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > My earlier query got lost in the grandteton crash, so I am posting th=
is
> > message again. At the outset I request (very humbly) everybody's help=
 and
wish
> > to thank people who take the time out to reply to my messages.
> > =

> > I wish to set up my machine at home (P100, 64M RAM, 2.1GBwin95 & 4.3G=
B
linux
> > only harddisks, 56.6kbps modem) to function as a web server.  The ide=
a is
that
> > people can dial into my server and view some web pages.  I have apach=
e
> > installed and generally use kde. What steps do I need to take to conf=
igure
and
> > setup my linuxbox to function as a web server?
> > =

> Hi ,
> =

> Httpd configuration file is available at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
> port settings etc
> I this u specify www root by default it is /home/httpd/
> =

> then run /sbin/httpd =

> =

> More info ? read /usr/doc/HOWTO/www-HOWTO

It is bit more tricky than that. The steps involved would be:
1) Install dial-in server using mgetty at the modem port and configure it=
 to
start pppd. This should also allow the client to talk TCP/IP over ppp. Do=
not
forget to enable disconnect when it is inactive for some time.
2) Configure Apache to serve the clients. The default configuration shoul=
d
work. You can build further on top of that.
3) If you are planning to run Apache only then disable other services in
/etc/inetd.conf and /etc/rc.d/ You can run apache on demand or as standal=
one
by configuring at these two places.

HTH
- -swaps

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