2.1 Deciding How to Install Apache on NetWare

You can install the public instance of Apache during or after the NetWare installation. (The administration instance of Apache is installed by default.) During the initial installation process, you can include Apache in your NetWare installation in three different configurations:

After you have decided which installation option to use, see NW65 SP8: Installation Guide for detailed installation instructions.

NOTE:After the initial NetWare installation, you can use the NetWare post-install program from the NetWare GUI console to add additional products to your NetWare server. For instructions, see NW65 SP8: Installation Guide.

2.1.1 NetWare AMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl) Server

In the Choose a Pattern dialog box of the NetWare Installation program, select NetWare AMP (Apache, MySQL, PGP, Perl) Server. Select this option if you want to dedicate a NetWare server to hosting full-featured Web sites.

Figure 2-1 Choose NetWare AMP

Choose a Pattern page

This option installs Apache Web Server 2.0, MySQL 4.0, and the PHP and Perl scripting engines. It does not install Tomcat.

2.1.2 Apache/Tomcat Server

In the Choose a Pattern dialog box of the NetWare Installation program, select Apache/Tomcat Server. Select this option if you wanted to dedicate a NetWare server to hosting Web sites that can be easily integrated with eDirectory™, and deploying and hosting servlets and JSPs.

Figure 2-2 Choose Apache / Tomcat Server

Components page

This option installs Apache Web Server 2.0 and the Tomcat Servlet Container 4.1. It does not install the other scripting engines that are included with the AMP Server option. However, it does include Novell® eDirectory LDAP JavaBeans* to provide a broad range of eDirectory authentication and identity mechanisms that are customized for use in setting up browser-based access to protected information.

2.1.3 Apache 2 Web Server and Tomcat 4 Servlet Container Components

In the Choose a Pattern dialog box of the NetWare Installation program, select Customized NetWare Server, then click Next. In the Components dialog box, select Apache2 Web Server and Tomcat 4 Servlet Container. Select this option if you want to add Apache and Tomcat to a multi-purpose server, where multiple components are selected for installation.

Figure 2-3 Select Components

Components page

This option installs Apache Web Server 2.0 and the Tomcat Servlet Container 4.1. No additional software is included when you install Apache and Tomcat using this option.

Installing the Administration Instance of Apache

As mentioned earlier, the administration instance of the Apache Web server is automatically installed during the NetWare installation. However, if for any reason you need to install it after you have installed NetWare, you can do so by running the NetWare post-installation program from the NetWare GUI console or the NetWare Deployment Manager and then selecting Apache2 Admin Server.

For detailed information about installing products after installing NetWare, see NW 6.5 SP8: Web and Application Services Overview.

IMPORTANT:If you change the default port number (2200) of the administration instance of the Apache Web server, you must restart both NetWare Web Manager (the administration instance of the Apache Web server) and the Tomcat Servlet Container for the change to take effect. To restart Apache, enter admsrvdn at the NetWare system console, then enter admsrvup. To restart Tomcat, enter tcadmdn, then enter tomcat4.