Apache httpd is one of the most popular web servers and has a lot of features that make it very extensible and useful for many different types of websites.This steps has been tested on CentOS 5.8. Assume that you have installed minimal installation type CentOS 5.8 and has setup your own local yum repository. You can use internet CentOS yum repository instead if you have direct internet connection to your server.
To install apache httpd, simply run the following command :
[root@centos58 ~]# yum install httpd -y
Example :
[root@centos58 ~]# yum install httpd -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Determining fastest mirrors
* base: mirror.oscc.org.my
* extras: mirror.oscc.org.my
* updates: mirror.oscc.org.my
base | 1.1 kB 00:00
extras | 2.1 kB 00:00
updates | 1.9 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 263 kB 00:01
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package httpd.i386 0:2.2.3-63.el5.centos.1 set to be updated
base/filelists | 3.0 MB 00:28
extras/filelists_db | 212 kB 00:02
updates/filelists_db | 1.1 MB 00:09
--> Processing Dependency: /etc/mime.types for package: httpd
--> Processing Dependency: libapr-1.so.0 for package: httpd
--> Processing Dependency: libaprutil-1.so.0 for package: httpd
--> Running transaction check
---> Package apr.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_6.5 set to be updated
---> Package apr-util.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_5.2 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libpq.so.4 for package: apr-util
---> Package mailcap.noarch 0:2.1.23-1.fc6 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package postgresql-libs.i386 0:8.1.23-1.el5_7.3 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
httpd i386 2.2.3-63.el5.centos.1 updates 1.2 M
Installing for dependencies:
apr i386 1.2.7-11.el5_6.5 base 124 k
apr-util i386 1.2.7-11.el5_5.2 base 80 k
mailcap noarch 2.1.23-1.fc6 base 14 k
postgresql-libs i386 8.1.23-1.el5_7.3 base 197 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 5 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 1.6 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): mailcap-2.1.23-1.fc6.noarch.rpm | 14 kB 00:00
(2/5): apr-util-1.2.7-11.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | 80 kB 00:00
(3/5): apr-1.2.7-11.el5_6.5.i386.rpm | 124 kB 00:00
(4/5): postgresql-libs-8.1.23-1.el5_7.3.i386.rpm | 197 kB 00:01
(5/5): httpd-2.2.3-63.el5.centos.1.i386.rpm | 1.2 MB 00:12
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Total 108 kB/s | 1.6 MB 00:15
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : apr 1/5
Installing : postgresql-libs 2/5
Installing : mailcap 3/5
Installing : apr-util 4/5
Installing : httpd 5/5
Installed:
httpd.i386 0:2.2.3-63.el5.centos.1
Dependency Installed:
apr.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_6.5 apr-util.i386 0:1.2.7-11.el5_5.2
mailcap.noarch 0:2.1.23-1.fc6 postgresql-libs.i386 0:8.1.23-1.el5_7.3
Complete!Start httpd service :
[root@centos58 ~]# service httpd start
Stop httpd service :
[root@centos58 ~]# service httpd stop
Check httpd status :
[root@centos58 ~]# service httpd status
httpd (pid 2411) is running...Make httpd auto start at boot :
[root@centos58 ~]# chkconfig httpd on