From: pcs Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 12:18:01 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update the windows info in advance of the release cut-off so that it is X-Git-Tag: 1.3.1~30 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5d854a8b0a09b5090bb86ad3ab2b3781b3b2caad;p=thirdparty%2Fapache%2Fhttpd.git Update the windows info in advance of the release cut-off so that it is current in the installation. So make it correct if the next release is a non-beta 1.3.0 by giving non-beta installation info and by not referring to 1.3b8. git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@81427 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- diff --git a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html index a1499d8ff31..f8c1928b97a 100644 --- a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html +++ b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@

Using Apache With Microsoft Windows

This document explains how to install, configure and run - Apache 1.3b6 (or later) under Microsoft Windows. Please note that at + Apache 1.3b6 and later under Microsoft Windows. Please note that at this time, Windows support is entirely experimental, and is recommended only for experienced users. The Apache Group does not guarantee that this software will work as documented, or even at @@ -54,27 +54,23 @@ to help with development, or to track down bugs), see the section on

Requirements

-

Apache 1.3b6 requires the following:

+Apache 1.3 is designed to run on Windows NT 4.0. The binary installer +will only work in Intel processors. Apache may also run on Windows 95 +and Windows NT 3.5.1, but these have not been tested. In all cases +TCP/IP networking must be installed. - - -

* Apache may run with Windows NT 3.5.1, but - has not been tested.

+

-

If running on Windows 95, using the "Winsock2" upgrade is recommended - but may not be necessary. If running on NT 4.0, installing Service Pack 2 - is recommended.

+If running on Windows 95, using the "Winsock2" upgrade is recommended +but may not be necessary. If running on NT 4.0, installing Service Pack 2 +is recommended.

Downloading Apache for Windows

Information on the latest version of Apache can be found on the Apache web server at http://www.apache.org/. This will -list the current release, any more recent alpha or beta-test release, +list the current release, any more recent alpha or beta-test releases, together with details of mirror web and anonymous ftp sites.

@@ -82,7 +78,12 @@ together with details of mirror web and anonymous ftp sites.

You should download the version of Apache for Windows with the .exe extension. This is a single file containing Apache, ready to install and run. There may also be a .zip file -containing the source code, to compile Apache yourself. +containing the source code, to compile Apache yourself. (If there is +no .zip file, the source will be available in a +.tar.gz file but this will contain Unix line endings. You +will have to convert at least the .mak and +.dsp files to have DOS line endings before MSVC will +understand them).

Installing Apache for Windows

@@ -106,13 +107,40 @@ ask for:

-Important note for 1.3b6 installs: the installer for -1.3b6 will overwrite any existing httpd.conf, -access.conf, srm.conf or -mime.types files in the conf, and will also -overwrite your index.html file in the htdocs -directory. You should copy this files or directories before installing -Apache 1.3b6, or install into a new directory. +During the installation, Apache will configure the files in the +conf directory for your chosen installation +directory. However if any of the files in this directory already exist +they will not be overwritten. Instead the new copy of +the corresponding file will be left with the extension +.default. So, for example, if +conf\httpd.conf already exists it will not be altered, +but the version which would have been installed will be left in +conf\httpd.conf.default. After the installation has +finished you should manually check to see what in new in the +.default file, and if necessary update your existing +configuration files. + +

+ +Also, if you already have a file called htdocs\index.html +then it will not be overwritten (no index.html.default +file will be installed either). This should mean it a safe to install +Apache over an existing installation (but you will have to stop the +existing server running before doing the installation, then start the +new one after the installation is finished). + +

+ +

+Important note for 1.3b6 installs: the above only +applies for 1.3b7 and later. In 1.3b6 the installer would overwrite +any existing httpd.conf, access.conf, +srm.conf or mime.types files in the +conf, and will also overwrite your +index.html file in the htdocs directory. You +should copy these files or directories before installing Apache 1.3b6 +or install into a new directory. +

@@ -122,7 +150,7 @@ configured during the install ready for Apache to be run from the directory where it was installed, with the documents served from the subdirectory htdocs. There are lots of other options which should be set before you start really using Apache. However to -get started the files should work as installed. +get started quickly the files should work as installed.

Running Apache for Windows

@@ -247,12 +275,29 @@ work from the command line. When working with Apache it is important to know how it will find the configuration files. During installation, a registry key will have -been installed called: +been installed. For the 1.3 beta releases the key is: 
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apache Group\Apache\1.3 beta\ServerRoot
+While for the final 1.3.0 release it is called: + +
+  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apache Group\Apache\1.3.0\ServerRoot
+
+ +(The use of different keys lets you install later versions without +affect any previous versions already installed. For example, when +1.3.1 comes out it will use "1.3.1" instead of "1.3.0" in the registry +key, so you can install and test 1.3.1 without affecting you existing +1.3.0 installation. Note however that Windows NT service manager only +ever allows one service with the same name, so you cannot install the +newer version as a service whilst the older version is still +installed). + +

+ The value of this key is the "ServerRoot" directory, containing the conf directory. When Apache starts it will read the httpd.conf file from this directory. If this file