Apache Executables for Unix

The fairly painless business of compiling Apache, which is described later, can now be circumvented by downloading a precompiled binary for the Unix of your choice. When we went to press, the following operating systems (mostly versions of Unix) were suported, but check before you decide. (See http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries.)

aix

aux

beos

bs2000-osd

bsdi

darwin

dgux

digitalunix

freebsd

hpux

irix

linux

macosx

macosxserver

netbsd

netware

openbsd

os2

os390

osf1

qnx

reliantunix

rhapsody

sinix

solaris

sunos

unixware

win32

 

Although this route is easier, you do forfeit the opportunity to configure the modules of your Apache, and you lose the chance to carry out quite a complex Unix operation, which is in itself interesting and confidence-inspiring if you are not very familiar with this operating system.

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