Compile Apache 2.4.4, Debian 7

compile.apache2.4.4

#Compile Apache 2.4.4

Dependences: APR, APR-Util, PCR

# Build and install apr
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apr-httpd/
make
make install

# Build and install apr-util
cd apr-util
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apr-util-httpd/ --with-apr=/usr/local/apr-httpd/
make
make install

# Build and install PCR
cd pcre-8.32
./configure
make
sudo make install

# Configure httpd
cd ../../
./configure --with-apr=/usr/local/apr-httpd/ --with-apr-util=/usr/local/apr-util-httpd/ 

#make init.d script

#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          apache2 webserver
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:     $all
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start apache2
# Description:       Start apache2
### END INIT INFO

case "$1" in
start)
echo "Starting Apache ..."
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping Apache ..."
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl stop
;;
graceful)
echo "Restarting Apache gracefully..."
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl graceful
;;
restart)
echo "Restarting Apache ..."
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl restart
;;
*)
echo "Usage: '$0' {start|stop|restart|graceful}"
exit 64
;;
esac
exit 0

#add script to the default runlevel
Debian: update–rc.d apache2 defaults