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  <title>configure - Configure the source tree</title>

<summary>
    <p>The <code>configure</code> script configures the source tree
    for compiling and installing the Apache HTTP Server on your
    particular platform. Various options allow the compilation of a
    server corresponding to your personal requirements.</p>

    <p>This script, included in the root directory of the source
    distribution, is for compilation on Unix and Unix-like systems
    only. For other platforms, see the <a
    href="../platform/">platform</a> documentation.</p> 
</summary>

<seealso><a href="../install.html">Compiling and Installing</a></seealso>

<section id="synopsis"><title>Synopsis</title>
    <p>You should call the <code>configure</code> script from within the
    root directory of the distribution.</p>

    <p><code><strong>./configure</strong> [<var>OPTION</var>]...
    [<var>VAR</var>=<var>VALUE</var>]...</code></p>

    <p>To assign environment variables (e.g. <code>CC</code>,
    <code>CFLAGS</code> ...), specify them as
    <code><var>VAR</var>=<var>VALUE</var></code>. See <a href="#env">below</a>
    for descriptions of some of the useful variables.</p>
</section>

<section id="options"><title>Options</title>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="#configurationoptions">Configuration options</a></li>
    <li><a href="#installationdirectories">Installation directories</a></li>
    <li><a href="#systemtypes">System types</a></li>
    <li><a href="#optionalfeatures">Optional features</a></li>
    <li><a href="#supportopt">Options for support programs</a></li>
  </ul>

  <section id="configurationoptions"><title>Configuration options</title>

    <p>The following options influence the behavior of
    <code>configure</code> itself.</p>

    <dl>
      <dt><code>-C</code></dt>
      <dt><code>--config-cache</code></dt>
      <dd>This is an alias for <code>--cache-file=config.cache</code></dd>

      <dt><code>--cache-file=<var>FILE</var></code></dt>
      <dd>The test results will be cached in file <var>FILE</var>.
        This option is disabled by default.</dd>

      <dt><code>-h</code></dt>
      <dt><code>--help [short|recursive]</code></dt>
      <dd>Output the help and exit. With the argument <code>short</code> only
        options specific to this package will displayed. The argument
        <code>recursive</code> displays the short help of all the included
        packages.</dd>

      <dt><code>-n</code></dt>
      <dt><code>--no-create</code></dt>
      <dd>The <code>configure</code> script is run normally but does
        not create output files. This is useful to check the test results
        before generating makefiles for compilation.</dd>

      <dt><code>-q</code></dt>
      <dt><code>--quiet</code></dt>
      <dd>Do not print <code>checking ...</code> messages during the
        configure process.</dd>

      <dt><code>--srcdir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
      <dd>Defines directory <var>DIR</var> to be the source file directory.
        Default is the directory, where configure is located, or the parent
        directory <code>..</code>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--silent</code></dt>
      <dd>Same as <code>--quiet</code></dd>

      <dt>-V</dt>
      <dt>--version</dt>
      <dd>Display copyright information and exit.</dd>
    </dl>
  </section>

  <section id="installationdirectories"><title>Installation 
    directories</title>

    <p>These options define the installation directory. The installation
      tree depends on the selected layout.</p>

    <dl>
      <dt><code>--prefix=<var>PREFIX</var></code></dt>
      <dd>Install architecture-independent files in <var>PREFIX</var>.
        By default the installation directory is set to
        <code>/usr/local/apache2</code>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--exec-prefix=<var>EPREFIX</var></code></dt>
      <dd>Install architecture-dependent files in <var>EPREFIX</var>.
        By default the installation directory is set to the
        <var>PREFIX</var> directory.</dd>
    </dl>

    <p>By default, <code>make install</code> will install all the files in
      <code>/usr/local/apache2/bin</code>, <code>/usr/local/apache2/lib</code>
      etc. You can specify an installation prefix other than
      <code>/usr/local/apache2</code> using <code>--prefix</code>,
      for instance <code>--prefix=$HOME</code>.</p>

    <section id="layout"><title>Define a directory layout</title>
      <dl>
        <dt><code>--enable-layout=<var>LAYOUT</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Configure the source code and build scripts to assume an
          installation tree based on the layout <var>LAYOUT</var>. This allows
          you to separately specify the locations for each type of file within
          the Apache HTTP Server installation. The <code>config.layout</code>
          file contains several example configurations, and you can also create
          your own custom configuration following the examples. The different
          layouts in this file are grouped into <code>&lt;Layout
            FOO&gt;...&lt;/Layout&gt;</code> sections and referred to by name as
          in <code>FOO</code>. The default layout is <code>Apache</code>.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <section id="directoryfinetuning"><title>Fine tuning of the installation
      directories</title>
    
      <p>For better control of the installation directories, use the options
        below. Please note that the directory defaults are set by
        <code>autoconf</code> and be overwritten by the corresponding layout
        setting.</p>

      <dl>
        <!-- only apr-config and apu-config are installed at bindir.
        everything else is stored at sbindir. ==> clarify/change this -->
        <dt><code>--bindir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install user executables in <var>DIR</var>. The user executables
          are supporting programs like <program>htpasswd</program>,
          <program>dbmmanage</program>, etc. which are useful for site
          administrators. By default <var>DIR</var> is set to
          <code><var>EPREFIX</var>/bin</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--datadir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install read-only architecture-independent data in <var>DIR</var>.
          By default <code>datadir</code> is set to
          <code><var>PREFIX</var>/share</code>. This option is offered by
          <code>autoconf</code> and currently unused.</dd>

        <dt><code>--includedir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install C header files in <var>DIR</var>. By default
          <code>includedir</code> is set to
          <code><var>EPREFIX</var>/include</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--infodir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install info documentation in <var>DIR</var>.
          By default <code>infodir</code> is set to
          <code><var>PREFIX</var>/info</code>. This option is currently
          unused.</dd>
        
        <dt><code>--libdir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install object code libraries in <var>DIR</var>. By default
          <code>libdir</code> is set to
          <code><var>EPREFIX</var>/lib</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--libexecdir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install the program executables (i.e., shared modules) in
          <var>DIR</var>. By default <code>libexecdir</code> is set to
          <code><var>EPREFIX</var>/libexec</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--localstatedir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install modifiable single-machine data in <var>DIR</var>.
          By default <code>localstatedir</code> is set to
          <code><var>PREFIX</var>/var</code>. This option is offered by
          <code>autoconf</code> and currently unused.</dd>

        <dt><code>--mandir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install the man documentation in <var>DIR</var>. By default 
          <code>mandir</code> is set to
          <code><var>EPREFIX</var>/man</code>.</dd>
      
        <dt><code>--oldincludedir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install C header files for non-gcc in <var>DIR</var>.
          By default <code>oldincludedir</code> is set to
          <code>/usr/include</code>. This option is offered by
          <code>autoconf</code> and currently unused.</dd>
        
        <dt><code>--sbindir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install the system administrator executables in <var>DIR</var>.
          Those are server programs like <program>httpd</program>,
          <program>apachectl</program>, <program>suexec</program>, etc. which
          are neccessary to run the Apache HTTP Server. By default
          <code>sbindir</code> is set to
          <code><var>EPREFIX</var>/sbin</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--sharedstatedir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install modifiable architecture-independent data in <var>DIR</var>.
          By default <code>sharedstatedir</code> is set to
          <code><var>PREFIX</var>/com</code>. This option is offered by
          <code>autoconf</code> and currently unused.</dd>

        <dt><code>--sysconfdir=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Install read-only single-machine data like the server configuration
          files <code>httpd.conf</code>, <code>mime.types</code>, etc. in
          <var>DIR</var>. By default <code>sysconfdir</code> is set to
          <code><var>PREFIX</var>/etc</code>.</dd>
      </dl>        
    </section>
  </section>
  
  <section id="systemtypes"><title>System types</title>

    <p>These options are used to cross-compile the Apache HTTP Server to run on
      another system. In normal cases, when building and running the server on
      the same system, these options are not used.</p>

    <dl>
      <dt><code>--build=<var>BUILD</var></code></dt>
      <dd>Defines the system type of the system on which the tools are being
        built. It defaults to the result of the script
        <code>config.guess</code>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--host=<var>HOST</var></code></dt>
      <dd>Defines the system type of the system on which the server will run.
        <var>HOST</var> defaults to <var>BUILD</var>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--target=<var>TARGET</var></code></dt>
      <dd>Configure for building compilers for the system type
        <var>TARGET</var>. It defaults to <var>HOST</var>. This option is
        offered by <code>autoconf</code> and not necessary for the Apache HTTP
        Server.</dd>
    </dl>
  </section>

  <section id="optionalfeatures"><title>Optional Features</title>

    <p>These options are used to fine tune the features your HTTP server will
      have.</p>

    <section id="generaloptfeat"><title>General syntax</title>
      <p>Generally you can use the following syntax to enable or disable a
        feature:</p>

      <dl>
        <dt><code>--disable-<var>FEATURE</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Do not include <var>FEATURE</var>. This is the same as
          <code>--enable-<var>FEATURE</var>=no</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-<var>FEATURE</var>[=<var>ARG</var>]</code></dt>
        <dd>Include <var>FEATURE</var>. The default value for <var>ARG</var> 
          is <code>yes</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-<var>MODULE</var>=shared</code></dt>
        <dd>The corresponding module will be build as DSO module.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-<var>MODULE</var>=static</code></dt>
        <dd>By default enabled modules are linked statically. You can force 
          this explicitly.</dd>
      </dl>

      <note><title>Note</title>
        <code>configure</code> will not complain about
        <code>--enable-<var>foo</var></code> even if <var>foo</var> doesn't
        exist, so you need to type carefully.
      </note>
    </section>

    <!-- to do: add better enable-module descriptions and recommendations -->
    <section id="enabledmodules"><title>Modules enabled by default</title>
      <p>Some modules are compiled by default and have to be disabled
        explicitly. Use the following options to remove discrete modules from
        the compilation process.</p>
        
      <dl>
        <dt><code>--disable-actions</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable action triggering on requests, which is provided by
          <module>mod_actions</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-alias</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable the mapping of requests to different parts of the
          filesystem, which is provided by <module>mod_alias</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-asis</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable support for as-is filetypes, which is provided by
          <module>mod_asis</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-auth</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable user-based access control provided  by
          <module>mod_auth</module>. This module provides for HTTP Basic
          Authentication, where the usernames and passwords are stored in
          plain text files.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-autoindex</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable the directory listing functionality provided by
          <module>mod_autoindex</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-access</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable host-based access control provided by
          <module>mod_access</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-cgi</code></dt>
        <dd><module>mod_cgi</module>, which provides support for CGI scripts,
          is enabled by default when using a non-threaded MPM. Use this
          option to disable CGI support.</dd>
         
        <dt><code>--disable-cgid</code></dt>
        <dd>When using the threaded MPMs <module>worker</module> or
          <module>perchild</module> support for CGI scripts is provided by
          <module>mod_cgid</module> by default. To disable CGI support use
          this option.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-charset-lite</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable character set translation provided by
          <module>mod_charset_lite</module>. This module will be installed by
          default only on EBCDIC systems.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-dir</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable directory request handling provided by
          <module>mod_dir</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-env</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable setting and clearing of environment variables, which is
          provided by <module>mod_env</module>.</dd>

        <!-- configure mentions enable-http, but disable-http would make much
        more sense -->
        <dt><code>--disable-http</code></dt>
          <dd>Disable the HTTP protocol handling. The <code>http</code>
            module is a basic one, enabling the server to function as an
            HTTP server. It is only useful to disable it if you want to use
            another protocol module instead. <strong>Don't disable this
            module unless you are really sure what you are doing.</strong>
            <br/>
            Note: This module will always be linked statically.</dd> 

        <dt><code>--disable-imap</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable support for server based imagemaps, which provided by
          <module>mod_imap</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-include</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable Server Side Includes provided by
          <module>mod_include</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-log-config</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable the logging configuration provided by
          <module>mod_log_config</module>. You won't be able to log requests
          to the server without this module.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-mime</code></dt>
        <dd><module>mod_mime</module> associates the requested filename's
          extensions with the file's behavior and content (mime-type,
          language, character set and encoding). Disabling the mapping of
          file-extensions to MIME is normally not recommended.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-negotiation</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable content negotiation provided by
          <module>mod_negotiation</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-setenvif</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable support for basing environment variables on headers,
          which is provided by <module>mod_setenvif</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-status</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the process/thread monitoring, which is provided by
          <module>mod_status</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--disable-userdir</code></dt>
        <dd>Disable the mapping of requests to user-specific directories,
          which is provided by <module>mod_userdir</module>.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <section id="disabledmodules"><title>Modules, disabled by default</title>
      <p>Some modules are compiled by default and have to be enabled
        explicitly or by using the keywords <code>most</code> or
        <code>all</code> (see <code>--enable-mods-shared</code> below for
        further explanation) to be available. Therefore use the options
        below.</p>

      <dl>
        <dt><code>--enable-auth-anon</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable anonymous user access provided by
          <module>mod_auth_anon</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-auth-dbm</code></dt>
        <dd><module>mod_auth_dbm</module> provides for HTTP Basic
          Authentication, where the usernames and passwords are stored in DBM
          type database files. Use this option to enable the module.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-auth-digest</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable RFC2617 Digest authentication provided by
          <module>mod_auth_digest</module>. This module uses plain text files
          to store the credentials.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-auth-ldap</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable LDAP based authentication provided by
          <module>mod_auth_ldap</module>.</dd>
          
        <dt><code>--enable-cache</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable dynamic file caching provided by
          <module>mod_cache</module>. This experimental module may be
          interesting for servers with high load or caching proxy servers. At
          least one storage management module (e.g.
          <module>mod_disk_cache</module> or <module>mod_mem_cache</module>)
          is also necessary.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-cern-meta</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the CERN-type meta files support provided by
          <module>mod_cern_meta</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-charset-lite</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable character set translation provided by
          <module>mod_charset_lite</module>. This module will be installed by
          default only on EBCDIC systems. On other systems, you have to enable
          it.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-dav</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the WebDAV protocol handling provided by
          <module>mod_dav</module>. Support for filesystem resources is
          provided by the seperate module <module>mod_dav_fs</module>. This
          module is also automatically enabled with
          <code>--enable-dav</code>.<br/>
          Note: <module>mod_dav</module> can only be used together with the
          <code>http</code> protocol module.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-dav-fs</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable DAV support for filesystem resources, which is provided by
          <module>mod_dav_fs</module>. This module is a provider for the
          <module>mod_dav</module> module, so you should also use
          <code>--enable-dav</code>.</dd> 

        <dt><code>--enable-deflate</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable deflate transfer encoding provided by
          <module>mod_deflate</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-disk-cache</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable disk caching provided by
          <module>mod_disk_cache</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-expires</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable Expires header control provided by
          <module>mod_expires</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-ext-filter</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the external filter support provided by
          <module>mod_ext_filter</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-file-cache</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the file cache provided by
          <module>mod_file_cache</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-headers</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable control of HTTP headers provided by
          <module>mod_headers</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-info</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the server information provided by
          <module>mod_info</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-ldap</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable LDAP caching and connection pooling services provided by
          <module>mod_ldap</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-logio</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable logging of input and output bytes including headers provided
          by <module>mod_logio</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-mem-cache</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable memory caching provided by
          <module>mod_mem_cache</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-mime-magic</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable automatical determining of MIME types, which is provided by
          <module>mod_mime_magic</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-isapi</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the isapi extension support provided by
          <module>mod_isapi</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-proxy</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the proxy/gateway functionality provided by
          <module>mod_proxy</module>. The proxying capabilities for
          <code>CONNECT</code>, <code>FTP</code> and <code>HTTP</code> are
          provided by the seperate modules <module>mod_proxy_connect</module>,
          <module>mod_proxy_ftp</module> and <module>mod_proxy_http</module>.
          These three modules are also automatically enabled with
          <code>--enable-proxy</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-proxy-connect</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable proxy support for <code>CONNECT</code> request handling,
          which is provided by <module>mod_proxy_connect</module>. This module
          is an extension for the <module>mod_proxy</module> module, so you
          should also use <code>--enable-proxy</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-proxy-ftp</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable proxy support for <code>FTP</code> requests, which is
          provided by <module>mod_proxy_ftp</module>.. This module
          is an extension for the <module>mod_proxy</module> module, so you
          should also use <code>--enable-proxy</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-proxy-http</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable proxy support for <code>HTTP</code> requests, which is
          provided by <module>mod_proxy_http</module>. This module
          is an extension for the <module>mod_proxy</module> module, so you
          should also use <code>--enable-proxy</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-rewrite</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable rule based URL manipulation provided by
          <module>mod_rewrite</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-so</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable DSO capability provided by <module>mod_so</module>. This
          module will be automatically enabled if you use the
          <code>--enable-mods-shared</code> option.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-speling</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the functionality to correct common URL misspellings, which
          is provided by <module>mod_speling</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-ssl</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable support for SSL/TLS provided by
          <module>mod_ssl</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-unique-id</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the generation of per-request unique ids, which is provided
          by <module>mod_unique_id</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-usertrack</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable user-session tracking provided by
          <module>mod_usertrack</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-vhost-alias</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable mass virtual hosting provided by
          <module>mod_vhost_alias</module>.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <section id="developermodules"><title>Modules for developers</title>
      <p>The following modules are useful only for developers and testing
        purposes and are disabled by default. Use the following options to
        enable them. If you are not sure whether you need one of these
        modules, omit them.</p>

      <dl>
        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-bucketeer</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the manipulation filter for buckets, which is provided by
          <code>mod_bucketeer</code>.</dd>

        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-case-filter</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example uppercase conversion output filter support of
          <code>mod_case_filter</code>.</dd>

        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-case-filter-in</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example uppercase conversion input filter support of
          <code>mod_case_filter_in</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-echo</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the ECHO server provided by
          <module>mod_echo</module>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-example</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example and demo module
          <module>mod_example</module>.</dd>

        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-optional-fn-export</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example for an optional function exporter, which is
          provided by <code>mod_optional_fn_export</code>.</dd> 

        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-optional-fn-import</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example for an optional function importer, which is
          provided by <code>mod_optional_fn_import</code>.</dd>

        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-optional-hook-export</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example for an optional hook exporter, which is provided
          by <code>mod_optional_hook_export</code>.</dd>

        <!-- module doc needed -->
        <dt><code>--enable-optional-hook-import</code></dt>
        <dd>Enable the example optional hook importer, which is provided by
          <code>mod_optional_hook_import</code>.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <section id="modules"><title>MPMs and third-party modules</title>
      <p>To add the necessary Multi Processing Module and additional third-party
        modules use the following options:</p>

      <dl>
        <dt><code>--with-module=<var>module-type</var>:<var>module-file</var>[,
          <var>module-type</var>:<var>module-file</var>]</code></dt>
        <dd><p>Add one or more third-party modules to the list of statically linked
            modules. The module source file <code><var>module-file</var></code>
            will be searched in the <code>modules/<var>module-type</var></code>
            subdirectory of your Apache HTTP server source tree. If it is not found
            there <code>configure</code> is considering <var>module-file</var> to be
            an absolute file path and tries to copy the source file into the
            <var>module-type</var> subdirectory. If the subdirectory doesn't
            exist it will be created and populated with a standard
            <code>Makefile.in</code>.</p>
          <p>This option is useful to add small external modules consisting of
            one source file. For more complex modules you should read the
            vendor's documentation.</p>
          <note><title>Note</title>
            If you want to build a DSO module instead of a statically linked
            use <program>apxs</program>.</note>
        </dd>

        <dt><code>--with-mpm=MPM</code></dt>
        <dd>Choose the process model for your server. You have to select
          exactly one <a href="../mpm.html">Multi-Processing Module</a>.
          Otherwise the <a href="../mpm.html#defaults">default MPM</a> for
          your operating system will be taken. Possible MPMs are
          <module>beos</module>, <module>leader</module>,
          <module>mpmt_os2</module>, <module>perchild</module>,
          <module>prefork</module>, <module>threadpool</module> and
          <module>worker</module>.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <section id="otheroptfeat"><title>Cumulative and other options</title>
      <dl>
        <dt><code>--enable-maintainer-mode</code></dt>
        <dd>Turn on debugging and compile time warnings.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-mods-shared=<var>MODULE-LIST</var></code></dt>
        <dd>
          <p>Defines a list of modules to be enabled and build as dynamic
            shared modules. This mean, these module have to be loaded
            dynamically by using the  <directive
            module="mod_so">LoadModule</directive> directive.</p>
          <p><var>MODULE-LIST</var> is a space separated list of modulenames
            enclosed by quotation marks. The module names are given without the
            preceding <code>mod_</code>. For example:</p>
          <example>
            --enable-mods-shared='headers rewrite dav'
          </example>
          <p>Additionally you can use the special keywords <code>all</code> and
            <code>most</code>. For example,</p>
          <example>
            --enable-mods-shared=most
          </example>
          <p>will compile most modules and build them as DSO modules.
            <!-- See <a href="../install/enabledmodules.html">Overview of
              enabled modules</a> for further information. --></p>
        </dd>
                    
        <dt><code>--enable-modules=<var>MODULE-LIST</var></code></dt>
        <dd>This option behaves similar to <code>--enable-mods-shared</code>, 
          but will link the given modules statically. This mean, these modules
          will always be present while running <program>httpd</program>. They need
          not be loaded with <directive
          module="mod_so">LoadModule</directive>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--enable-v4-mapped</code></dt>
        <dd>Allow IPv6 sockets to handle IPv4 connections.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-port=<var>PORT</var></code></dt>
        <dd>This defines the port on which <program>httpd</program> will listen.
          This port number is used when generating the configuration file
          <code>httpd.conf</code>. The default is 80.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-program-name</code></dt>
        <dd>Define an alternative executable name. The default is
          <code>httpd</code>.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>
  </section>

  <section id="packages"><title>Optional packages</title>
    <p>These options are used to define optional packages.</p>

    <section id="generalpackages"><title>General syntax</title>
      <p>Generally you can use the following syntax to define an optional
        package:</p>

      <dl>
        <dt><code>--with-<var>PACKAGE</var>[=<var>ARG</var>]</code></dt>
        <dd>Use the package <var>PACKAGE</var>. The default value for
          <var>ARG</var> is<code>yes</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--without-<var>PACKAGE</var></code></dt>
        <dd>Do not use the package <var>PACKAGE</var>. This is the same as
          <code>--with-<var>PACKAGE</var>=no</code>. This option is provided by
          <code>autoconf</code> but not very useful for the Apache HTTP
          Server.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <!-- options not known are passed to packasges?
    are there other important options for packages? -->

    <section id="packageopt"><title>Specific packages</title>
      <dl>
        <dt><code>--with-apr=<var>DIR</var>|<var>FILE</var></code></dt>
        <dd>The Apache Portable Runtime (APR) is part of the httpd
          source distribution and will automatically be build together with the
          HTTP server. If you want to use an already installed APR instead you
          have to tell <code>configure</code> the path to the
          <code>apr-config</code> script. You may set the absolute path and name
          or the directory to the installed APR. <code>apr-config</code> must
          exists within this directory or the subdirectory
          <code>bin</code>.</dd>
        
        <dt><code>--with-apr-util=<var>DIR</var>|<var>FILE</var></code></dt>
        <dd>The Apache Portable Runtime Utilities (APU) are part of the
          httpd source distribution and will automatically be build
          together with the HTTP server. If you want to use an already installed
          APU instead you have to tell <code>configure</code> the path to the
          <code>apu-config</code> script. You may set the absolute path and name
          or the directory to the installed APU. <code>apu-config</code> must
          exists within this directory or the subdirectory
          <code>bin</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-ssl=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd>If <module>mod_ssl</module> has been enabled <code>configure</code>
          searches for an installed OpenSSL. You can set the directory path
          to the SSL/TLS toolkit instead.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-z=<var>DIR</var></code></dt>
        <dd><code>configure</code> searches automatically for an installed
          <code>zlib</code> library if your source configuration requires one
          (e.g., when <module>mod_deflate</module> is enabled). You can set the
          directory path to the compression library instead.</dd>
      </dl>

      <p>Several features of the Apache HTTP Server, including
        <module>mod_authn_dbm</module> and <module>mod_rewrite</module>'s DBM
        <directive module="mod_rewrite">RewriteMap</directive> use simple
        key/value databases for quick lookups of information. SDBM is included
        in the APU, so this database is always available. If you would like to
        use other database types, use the following options to enable
        them:</p>
        
      <dl>
        <dt><code>--with-gdbm[=<var>path</var>]</code></dt>
        <dd>If no <var>path</var> is specified, <code>configure</code> will
          search for the include files and libraries of a GNU DBM
          installation in the usual search paths. An explicit
          <var>path</var> will cause <code>configure</code> to look in
          <code><var>path</var>/lib</code> and
          <code><var>path</var>/include</code> for the relevant files.
          Finally, the <var>path</var> may specify specific include and
          library paths separated by a colon.</dd>
          
        <dt><code>--with-ndbm[=<var>path</var>]</code></dt>
        <dd>Like <code>--with-gdbm</code>, bur searches for a New DBM
          installation.</dd>
        
        <dt><code>--with-berkeley-db[=<var>path</var>]</code></dt>
        <dd>Like <code>--with-gdbm</code>, but searches for a Berkeley DB
          installation.</dd>
      </dl>

      <note><title>Note</title>
        <p>The DBM options are provided by the APU and passed through to its
          configuration script. They are useless when using an already
          installed APU defined by <code>--with-apr-util</code>.</p>
        <p>You may use more then one DBM implementation together with your
          HTTP server. The appropriated DBM type will be configured within
          the runtime configuration at each time.</p>
      </note>
    </section>
  </section>
  
  <section id="supportopt"><title>Options for support programs</title>
    <dl>
      <dt><code>--enable-static-support</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of the support binaries. This
        means, a stand-alone executable will be built with all the necessary
        libraries integrated. Otherwise the support binaries are linked
        dynamically by default.</dd>

      <dt><code>--enable-suexec</code></dt>
      <dd>Use this option to enable <program>
        suexec</program>, which allows you to set
        uid and gid for spawned processes. <strong>Do not use this
        option unless you understand all the security implications of
        running a suid binary on your server.</strong> Further options
        to configure <program>suexec</program> are described <a
        href="#suexec">below</a>.</dd> </dl>

    <p>It is possible to create a statically linked binary of a single
      support program by using the following options:</p>

    <dl>
      <dt><code>--enable-static-ab</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <program>
        ab</program>.</dd>

      <!-- missing documentation for chechgid -->
      <dt><code>--enable-static-checkgid</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <code>checkgid</code>.</dd>

      <!-- missing documentation for htdbm -->
      <dt><code>--enable-static-htdbm</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <code>htdbm</code>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--enable-static-htdigest</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <program>
        htdigest</program>.</dd>
        
      <dt><code>--enable-static-htpasswd</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <program>
        htpasswd</program>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--enable-static-logresolve</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <program>
        logresolve</program>.</dd>

      <dt><code>--enable-static-rotatelogs</code></dt>
      <dd>Build a statically linked version of <program>
        rotatelogs</program>.</dd>
    </dl>

    <section id="suexec"><title>suexec configuration options</title>
      <p>The following options are used to fine tune the behavior of <program>
        suexec</program>. See <a
        href="suexec.html#install">Configuring and installing suEXEC</a>
        for further information.</p>

      <dl>
        <dt><code>--with-suexec-bin</code></dt>
        <dd>This defines the path to suexec binary. Default is
          <code>--sbindir</code> (see <a href="directoryfinetuning">Fine
          tuning of installation directories</a>).</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-caller</code></dt>
        <dd>This defines the user allowed to call <program>suexec</program>.
          It should be the same as the user under which <program>httpd</program>
          normally runs.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-docroot</code></dt>
        <dd>This defines the directory tree under which <program>
          suexec</program> access is allowed for executables. Default value is
          <code>--datadir/htdocs</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-gidmin</code></dt>
        <dd>Define this as the lowest GID allowed to be a target user for
          <program>suexec</program>. The default value is 100.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-logfile</code></dt>
        <dd>This defines the filename of the <program>suexec</program> logfile.
          By default the logfile is named <code>suexec_log</code> and located in
          <code>--logfiledir</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-safepath</code></dt>
        <dd>Define the value of the environment variable <code>PATH</code> to
          be set for processes started by <program>suexec</program>. Default
          value is <code>/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-userdir</code></dt>
        <dd>This defines the subdirectory under the user's directory that
          contains all executables for which <program>suexec</program> access
          is allowed. This setting is necessary when you want to use
          <program>suexec</program> together with user-specific directories (as
          provided by <module>mod_userdir</module>). The default is
          <code>public_html</code>.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-uidmin</code></dt>
        <dd>Define this as the lowest UID allowed to be a target user for
          <program>suexec</program>. The default value is 100.</dd>

        <dt><code>--with-suexec-umask</code></dt>
        <dd>Set <code>umask</code> for processes started by
          <program>suexec</program>. It defaults to your system settings.</dd>
      </dl>
    </section>
  </section>
</section>

<section id="env"><title>Environment variables</title>
  <p>There are some useful environment variables to override the choices made by
    <code>configure</code> or to help it to find libraries and programs with
    nonstandard names or locations.</p>

  <!-- are these all useful variables? -->
  <dl>
    <dt><code>CC</code></dt>
    <dd>Define the C compiler command to be used for compilation.</dd>

    <dt><code>CFLAGS</code></dt>
    <dd>Set C compiler flags you want to use for compilation.</dd>

    <dt><code>CPP</code></dt>
    <dd>Define the C preprocessor command to be used.</dd>

    <dt><code>CPPFLAGS</code></dt>
    <dd>Set C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. <code>-I<var>includedir</var></code>
      if you have headers in a nonstandard directory <var>includedir</var>.</dd>

    <dt><code>LDFLAGS</code></dt>
    <dd>Set linker flags, e.g. <code>-L<var>libdir</var></code> if you have
      libraries in a nonstandard directory <var>libdir</var>.</dd> 
  </dl>
</section>
</manualpage>