Get the Software

Once you decide which Web Server software you want to run, download the source files (some are available as binaries), download the documentation, and compile it. I chose the NCSA httpd program, mostly because I know someone else who is running it on his server. It has all the features you need, some that others don't have, and works well.

Once you have the software, you most likely will have to 'unpackage' it, as most software comes as a compressed ( or gzipped) tar file. First look at what you have (zcat package_file | tar tvf -) to be sure that the files unpack into their own directory. Sometimes they don't, so you should make a directory specifically for the package and cd into the directory before umpacking (zcat package_file | tar xvf -). Your are now ready to compile.

Here are pointers to Web software, Servers and others:

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Ben Spade
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