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| author | Ryan Bloom <rbb@apache.org> | 2001-08-07 16:56:32 +0000 |
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| committer | Ryan Bloom <rbb@apache.org> | 2001-08-07 16:56:32 +0000 |
| commit | 5e6f26cddd47686085659868f56c8d72bef6c241 (patch) | |
| tree | 000befe2879eadf93620c670c83f7918ec9c36ed /README | |
| parent | 58c8930a0253c5344ae7fd2d3e998ff1df167389 (diff) | |
| download | httpd-5e6f26cddd47686085659868f56c8d72bef6c241.tar.gz | |
Update the README so that it reflects just what Apache is today, and so
that it is correct about where things reside.
Submitted by: Joshua Slive <joshua@slive.ca>
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@89992 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 25 deletions
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ - Apache - Version 2.0 (and up) + Apache HTTP Server What is it? ----------- - Apache is an HTTP server designed as a plug-in replacement for - the NCSA server version 1.3 (or 1.4). It fixes numerous bugs in - the NCSA server and includes many frequently requested new - features, and has an API which allows it to be extended to meet - users' needs more easily. + The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant + web server. Originally designed as a replacement for the NCSA HTTP + Server, it has grown to be the most popular web server on the + Internet. As a project of the Apache Software Foundation, the + developers aim to collaboratively develop and maintain a robust, + commercial-grade, standards-based server with freely available + source code. The Latest Version ------------------ @@ -21,28 +22,14 @@ ------------- The documentation available as of the date of this release is - also included, in HTML format, in the htdocs/manual/ directory. - For the most up-to-date documentation can be found on - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/. + included in HTML format in the docs/manual/ directory. The most + up-to-date documentation can be found at + http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/. Installation ------------ - Apache 2.0 uses autoconf for configuration and installation. To create - Apache's autoconf script, you will need libtool 1.3.3 or higher, and - autoconf 2.13 or newer. Those tools will not be required if you are just - using a package downloaded from apache.org, they are only required for - developers. - - To configure Apache 2.0 run the following commands. - - ./buildconf (not required unless you are a developer) - ./configure [autoconf arguments] [apache arguments] - make - make install - - The buildconf script is very important. Just running autoconf will not - leave the directory tree in a usable state. + Please see the file called INSTALL. Licensing --------- |