Question

Explain the process of Webserver installation.

Answer 1

The following are the steps to install and config¬ure Apache Httpd Web server and PHP module in windows server machine.

• Step 1:
  Go to the Apache foundation Website and download the Httpd Web server Software.
  https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

• Step 2:

1. After downloading. MSI file from Apache foundation Website, the user launches the. MSI file and clicks next and next button to finish the installation on the server machine.
2. The software takes default port number 130 or 130130.
3. Once the user finished, the Web server software is installed and configured on the server hardware machine as a service.

• Step 3:

1. To test the installation of the Apache Http Web server, enter the following URL from your Web browser which is installed in your client machine.
   https://iocalhost:130/ or https:// localhost:130130
2. The output page that says “Its works”

• Step 4:

1. Administrator user can start, stop and restart the Web server service at any time via the Windows Control panel.
2. Once the services stops, the client machine will not receive the response message from the server machine.

• Step 5:

1. Webserver’s configuration setting file “httpd. conf ” is located in the conf directory under the apache installation directory.
2. Edit this file and enable the PHP module to run PHP scripting language.