Apache installation

apache_installation.sh

FreeBSD Install and Configure Apache Web Server
by NIXCRAFT on JUNE 13, 2008 · 7 COMMENTS· LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 8, 2008
in APACHE, FREEBSD, NETWORKING

Q. How do I install and configure Apache web server under FreeBSD 7.x operating systems?


A. FreeBSD comes with various versions of Apache web servers:

=> Apache 1.3
=> Apache 2.0
=> Apache 2.1
=> Apache 2.2

Step # 1: Update FreeBSD ports collection

Type the following command to update FreeBSD ports collection:
# portsnap fetch update

Step # 2: Install Apache Web Server

Type the following commands:
# cd /usr/ports/www/apache22/
# make install clean

Select required options:

Fig.01: FreeBSD Apache v2.2 Config Options
Fig.01: FreeBSD Apache v2.2 Config Options
Step 3: FreeBSD Configure Apache

Quick facts about Apache version 2.2 under FreeBSD:

Default HTTP port: 80
Default HTTPS (SSL) port: 443
Default DocumentRoot directory: /usr/local/www/apache22/data/
Default cgi-bin directory: /usr/local/www/apache22/cgi-bin/
Default Error Log File: /var/log/httpd-error.log
Default Access Log File: /var/log/httpd-access.log
Default suexec log (if compiled with suexec): /var/log/httpd-suexec.log
Default configuration file directory:/usr/local/etc/apache22/ and /usr/local/etc/apache22/extra/
Default configuration file: /usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf
Turn on Apache service

Type the following command to turn on Apache22 service:
echo 'apache22_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

Configure httpd.conf

Open httpd.conf file:
# cp /usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf /root/httpd.conf.bak
# vi /usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf

Bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or ports, instead of the default. Let us bind to IP address called 202.4.2.1 and port 80:
Listen 202.4.2.1:80

Set your email address:
ServerAdmin vivek@nixcraft.com

Set servername (FQDN) such as www.nixcraft.com:
ServerName www.nixcraft.com

Save and close the file.

Start Apache server

To start Apache server v2.2, enter:
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22 start

Verify that port 80 is opened:
# sockstat -4 | grep :80

Open port 80 using PF firewall

Warning examples may block access to FreeBSD computerWARNING! These examples may block access to your computer if not executed properly. If you are configuring FreeBSD and Apache first time, I strongly recommend skipping this step.
PF is OpenBSD firewall and available under FreeBSD. You need to configure pf using /etc/pf.conf file. Add following line to your /etc/pf.conf file:
pass in on $ext_if proto tcp from any to 202.4.2.1 port 80 flags S/SA synproxy state

Save and close the file. Reload pf firewall:
# /etc/rc.d/pf reload

apache_running_check.sh

Apache
how to see if apache server is running or not
 
[root@freebsd-vai ~]# ps -A | grep htt
  645  ??  Ss     0:12.50 /usr/local/sbin/httpd -DNOHTTPACCEPT
  729  ??  IW     0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/httpd -DNOHTTPACCEPT
 
[vaibhavc@freebsd-vai ~]$ /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22 start
apache22 already running? (pid=645).