glfs/content/web/apache/apache-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of <application>Apache</application></title>

<para>For security reasons, running the server as an unprivileged user and group is strongly encouraged.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>groupadd apache &amp;&amp;
useradd -c apache -d /dev/null -g apache -s /bin/false apache</command></userinput></screen>

<para>The following patch will define the layout of destination directories
and, among them, the build directory at
<filename class="directory">/usr/lib/apache/build</filename>. This 
will allow the modules added to <application>Apache</application> to
be configured without errors. Apply the patch:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../httpd-&apache-version;-config.patch</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Build and install <application>Apache</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --enable-layout=LFS \
            --enable-mods-shared=all &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

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