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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
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<HTML>
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<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9">
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<TITLE>Linux Apache SSL PHP/FI frontpage mini-HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE>
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<LINK HREF="Apache+SSL+PHP+fp-2.html" REL=next>
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<LINK HREF="Apache+SSL+PHP+fp.html#toc1" REL=contents>
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<A HREF="Apache+SSL+PHP+fp-2.html">Next</A>
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<A HREF="Apache+SSL+PHP+fp.html#toc1">Contents</A>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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<P>Before you start reading:
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I am not a native speaker, so there are probably spelling/grammatical errors
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in this document. Feel encouraged to inform me of mistakes.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Description of the components</A>
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</H2>
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<P>The webserver you hopefully will get after having read this howto is composed
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of several parts, the original apache sources with some (well, many) patches
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and some external executables. I recommend using the software versions I
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tried, they will probably compile without greater problems and result in a
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fairly stable daemon. If you are courageous, you can try to compile all the
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latest-stuff-with-tons-of-new-features, but don't blame me if something
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fails ;-). However, you may report other working configurations to be included
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in future versions of this document. All of the steps were tested on a
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linux 2.0.35 box, so the howto is somewhat linux-specific, but you should be
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able to use it for other unixes as well.
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<P>You do not necesserily have to compile in all components. I tried to structure
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this howto so that you can skip the parts you are not interested in.
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<P>The document is neither a user manual to Apache, SSL, PHP/FI nor frontpage.
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Its prime intention is to save webservice providers some headaches when
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installing their server and to do my little contribution to the linux
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community.
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<P><B>PHP</B> is a scripting language that supports dynamic HTML pages. It is a
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bit like Apache's SSI, but by far more complex and has database modules for
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many popular dbs. The GD libraries are needed by PHP.
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<P><B>SSL</B> is an implementation of Netscape's Secure Socket Layer that allow
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secure connections over insecure networks, e.g. to transmit credit card
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numbers to web based forms.
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<P><B>frontpage</B> is a wysiwyg web authoring tool that makes use of some
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server-specific extensions called webbots. Some people think frontpage is
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cool because you can create feedback forms and discussion webs without
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having to know a bit about html or cgi. It even protects the designer
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from uploading his/her site via ftp by using a builtin publisher. If you wish
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to support frontpage but do not like to setup a windows server, the apache
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server extensions are your choice.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Working configurations</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Though this document has been downloaded some 100 times since I published
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it, I received only little feedback. In particular, noone told me of other
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working combinations. Combinations that work for me are:
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<UL>
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<LI>Linux 2.0.31, Apache 1.2.4, PHP 2.0.0, SSL 0.8.0, fp 98 3.0.3 (*)</LI>
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<LI>Linux 2.0.33, Apache 1.2.5, PHP 2.0.1, SSL 0.8.0, fp 98 3.0.3 (*)</LI>
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<LI>Linux 2.0.35, Apache 1.2.6, PHP 3, SSL 0.8.0, fp 98 3.0.4</LI>
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</UL>
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(*) version 3.0.3 is
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<A HREF="Apache+SSL+PHP+fp-3.html#fpverswarning">not recommended</A>
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 History</A>
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</H2>
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<P>
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<P>v0.0/Apr 98: Preview version
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<P>v1.0/Jun 98: Now using Apache 1.2.6, updated fp section, minor corrections
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<P>v1.1/Jul 98: Sgmlized and restructered version
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<P>You can find the latest version of this document at
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<A HREF="http://www.faure.de">http://www.faure.de</A><P>
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