Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

AllowOverride None

Order allow,deny

Allow from all

That's about it. Apache is now configured for default behavior and web

serving. If there are any other parameters that you need to set, the

configuration file is well commented and pretty much self-explanatory.

8. Starting Apache

Apache comes with a script named apachectl that facilitates starting,

stopping, restarting apache.

$ /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start

/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd started

To stop apache use /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl stop

9. Test your installation

Once Apache is running, fire up your web browser and access http://localhost/.

If your installation was successful and Apache is running, you should see a

test page saying something like "If you can see this, it means that the

installation of the Apache web server software on this system was successful".

CONGRATULATIONS! You now have a successful installation of Apache running on

your system!

For more advanced features like CGI support, module additions etc. you can

read the Apache documentation that comes bundled with your installation by

accessing http://localhost/manual/index.html.

Apu Shah is the Chief Technology Officer of FreeOS.com, a leading provider of

customised solutions, consulting, training and distribution in Free Operating

Systems such as Linux. Feel free to contact him at apu@freeos.com