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:
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! 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
Test your new setup
Fire a webbrowser and type your domain name such as www.nixcraft.com.
7 comment
Thanks for manual. It look very easy.
apachectl couldn’t start and port 80 isn’t opened, i’am not using or installed any firewall. how to open port 80 and running apache ?
thanks.
It Works!
Please correctly use provided utilities:
# sockstat -4lp 80
USER COMMAND PID FD PROTO LOCAL ADDRESS FOREING ADDRESS
Then you don’t have a web server listening on ipv4 port 80. As you can see below, I have a web server listening on ipv4 port 80 as well as ipv6 port 80.
[root@midas ~]# sockstat -4lp 80
USER COMMAND PID FD PROTO LOCAL ADDRESS FOREIGN ADDRESS
www httpd 94026 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93984 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93979 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93978 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93974 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93960 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93959 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93944 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 93942 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
www httpd 92633 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
root httpd 1856 3 tcp46 *:80 *:*
[root@midas ~]#
Hi,
Would it be a good idea to change the below directories
Default DocumentRoot directory: /usr/local/www/apache22/data/
Default cgi-bin directory: /usr/local/www/apache22/cgi-bin/
to my own directory or partition
or would it be good to make symlink –