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<p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/quickreference.html">Directives</a> | <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/FAQ">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p>
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<p class="apache">Apache HTTP Server Version 2.5</p>
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<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/">Documentation</a> > <a href="../">Version 2.5</a> > <a href="./">Platform Specific Notes</a></div><div id="page-content"><div id="preamble"><h1>Using Apache HTTP Server on Microsoft Windows</h1>
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<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="../en/platform/windows.html" title="English"> en </a> |
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    <p>This document explains how to install, configure and run
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    Apache 2.5 under Microsoft Windows.  If you have questions after
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    reviewing the documentation (and any event and error logs), you
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    should consult the peer-supported
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    <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html">users' mailing
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    list</a>.</p>
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    <p>This document assumes that you are installing a binary
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    distribution of Apache. If you want to compile Apache yourself
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    (possibly to help with development or tracking down bugs),
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    see <a href="win_compiling.html">Compiling Apache for Microsoft
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    Windows</a>.</p>
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<div id="quickview"><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#req">Operating System Requirements</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#down">Downloading Apache for Windows</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#cust">Customizing Apache for Windows</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#winsvc">Running Apache as a Service</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#wincons">Running Apache as a Console Application</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#test">Testing the Installation</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#windrivemap">Configuring Access to Network Resources</a></li>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#tuning">Windows Tuning</a></li>
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</ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="#comments_section">Comments</a></li></ul></div>
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<div class="section">
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<h2><a name="req" id="req">Operating System Requirements</a></h2>
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    <p>The primary Windows platform for running Apache 2.5 is Windows
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    2000 or later. Always obtain and
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    install the current service pack to avoid operating system bugs.</p>
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    <div class="note">Apache HTTP Server versions later than 2.2 will not run on any
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    operating system earlier than Windows 2000.</div>
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  </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
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<div class="section">
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<h2><a name="down" id="down">Downloading Apache for Windows</a></h2>
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    <p>The Apache HTTP Server Project itself does not provide binary releases of
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    software, only source code. Individual committers <em>may</em> provide
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    binary packages as a convenience, but it is not a release deliverable.</p>
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    <p>If you cannot compile the Apache HTTP Server
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    yourself, you can obtain a binary package from numerous binary distributions
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    available on the Internet.</p>
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    <p>Popular options for deploying Apache httpd, and, optionally, PHP
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    and MySQL, on Microsoft Windows, include:</p>
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    <ul>
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    <li><a href="http://www.apachehaus.com/cgi-bin/download.plx">ApacheHaus</a></li>
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    <li><a href="http://www.apachelounge.com/download/">Apache Lounge</a></li>
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    <li><a href="http://bitnami.com/stack/wamp">Bitnami WAMP Stack</a></li>
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    <li><a href="http://www.wampserver.com/">WampServer</a></li>
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    <li><a href="http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html">XAMPP</a></li>
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    </ul>
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  </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
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<div class="section">
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<h2><a name="cust" id="cust">Customizing Apache for Windows</a></h2>
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    <p>Apache is configured by the files in the <code>conf</code>
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    subdirectory. These are the same files used to configure the Unix
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    version, but there are a few different directives for Apache on
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    Windows. See the <a href="../mod/directives.html">directive index</a>
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    for all the available directives.</p>
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    <p>The main differences in Apache for Windows are:</p>
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    <ul>
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      <li><p>Because Apache for Windows is multithreaded, it does not
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      use a separate process for each request, as Apache can on Unix.
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      Instead there are usually only two Apache processes running: a
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      parent process, and a child which handles the requests. Within
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      the child process each request is handled by a separate thread.
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      </p>
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      <p>The process management directives are also different:</p>
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      <p><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mpm_common.html#maxconnectionsperchild">MaxConnectionsPerChild</a></code>:
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      Like the Unix directive, this controls how many connections a single
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      child process will serve before exiting.
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      However, unlike on Unix, a replacement process is not instantly
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      available.  Use the default <code>MaxConnectionsPerChild 0</code>,
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      unless instructed to change the behavior to overcome a memory leak
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      in third party modules or in-process applications.</p>
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      <div class="warning"><strong>Warning: The server configuration
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      file is reread when a new child process is started. If you have
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      modified <code>httpd.conf</code>, the new child may not start or
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      you may receive unexpected results.</strong></div>
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      <p><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mpm_common.html#threadsperchild">ThreadsPerChild</a></code>:
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      This directive is new. It tells the server how many threads it
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      should use. This is the maximum number of connections the server
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      can handle at once, so be sure to set this number high enough for
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      your site if you get a lot of hits. The recommended default is
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      <code>ThreadsPerChild 150</code>, but this must be adjusted to
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      reflect the greatest anticipated number of simultaneous
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      connections to accept.</p></li>
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      <li><p>The directives that accept filenames as arguments must use
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      Windows filenames instead of Unix ones. However, because Apache
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      may interpret backslashes as an "escape character" sequence, you
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      should consistently use forward slashes in path names, not
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      backslashes.</p></li>
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      <li><p>While filenames are generally case-insensitive on
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      Windows, URLs are still treated internally as case-sensitive
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      before they are mapped to the filesystem.  For example, the
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      <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#location"><Location></a></code>,
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      <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_alias.html#alias">Alias</a></code>, and <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass">ProxyPass</a></code> directives all use
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      case-sensitive arguments.  For this reason, it is particularly
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      important to use the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#directory"><Directory></a></code> directive when attempting
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      to limit access to content in the filesystem, since this
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      directive applies to any content in a directory, regardless of
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      how it is accessed.  If you wish to assure that only lowercase
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      is used in URLs, you can use something like:</p>
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      <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">RewriteEngine On
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RewriteMap lowercase "int:tolower"
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RewriteCond "%{REQUEST_URI}" "[A-Z]"
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RewriteRule "(.*)"           "${lowercase:$1}" [R,L]</pre>
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</li>
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      <li><p>When running, Apache needs write access only to the logs
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      directory and any configured cache directory tree.  Due to the
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      issue of case insensitive and short 8.3 format names, Apache must
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      validate all path names given.  This means that each directory
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      which Apache evaluates, from the drive root up to the directory
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      leaf, must have read, list and traverse directory permissions.
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      If Apache2.5 is installed at C:\Program Files, then the root
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      directory, Program Files and Apache2.5 must all be visible
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      to Apache.</p></li>
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      <li><p>Apache for Windows contains the ability to load modules at
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      runtime, without recompiling the server. If Apache is compiled
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      normally, it will install a number of optional modules in the
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      <code>\Apache2.5\modules</code> directory. To activate these or
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      other modules, the new <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_so.html#loadmodule">LoadModule</a></code>
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      directive must be used. For example, to activate the status
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      module, use the following (in addition to the status-activating
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      directives in <code>access.conf</code>):</p>
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      <pre class="prettyprint lang-config">LoadModule status_module "modules/mod_status.so"</pre>
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      <p>Information on <a href="../mod/mod_so.html#creating">creating
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      loadable modules</a> is also available.</p></li>
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      <li><p>Apache can also load ISAPI (Internet Server Application
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      Programming Interface) extensions such as those used by Microsoft
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      IIS and other Windows servers. <a href="../mod/mod_isapi.html">More
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      information is available</a>. Note that Apache <strong>cannot</strong>
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      load ISAPI Filters, and ISAPI Handlers with some Microsoft feature
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      extensions will not work.</p></li>
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      <li><p>When running CGI scripts, the method Apache uses to find
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      the interpreter for the script is configurable using the
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      <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#scriptinterpretersource">ScriptInterpreterSource</a></code>
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      directive.</p></li>
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      <li><p>Since it is often difficult to manage files with names
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      like <code>.htaccess</code> in Windows, you may find it useful to
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      change the name of this per-directory configuration file using
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      the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#accessfilename">AccessFilename</a></code>
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      directive.</p></li>
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      <li><p>Any errors during Apache startup are logged into the
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      Windows event log when running on Windows NT. This mechanism
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      acts as a backup for those situations where Apache is not yet
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      prepared to use the <code>error.log</code> file. You can
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      review the Windows Application Event Log by using the Event Viewer,
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      e.g. Start - Settings - Control Panel - Administrative Tools
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      - Event Viewer.</p></li>
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    </ul>
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<div class="section">
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<h2><a name="winsvc" id="winsvc">Running Apache as a Service</a></h2>
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    <p>Apache comes with a utility called the Apache Service Monitor.
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    With it you can see and manage the state of all installed Apache
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    services on any machine on your network. To be able to manage an
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    Apache service with the monitor, you have to first install the
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    service (either automatically via the installation or manually).
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    </p>
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    <p>You can install Apache as a Windows NT service as follows from
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    the command prompt at the Apache <code>bin</code> subdirectory:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k install
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>If you need to specify the name of the service you want to
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    install, use the following command. You have to do this if you
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    have several different service installations of Apache on your
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    computer. If you specify a name during the install, you have to
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    also specify it during any other -k operation.</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k install -n "MyServiceName"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>If you need to have specifically named configuration files for
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    different services, you must use this:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k install -n "MyServiceName" -f "c:\files\my.conf"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>If you use the first command without any special parameters except
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    <code>-k install</code>, the service will be called <code>Apache2.5</code>
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    and the configuration will be assumed to be <code>conf\httpd.conf</code>.
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    </p>
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    <p>Removing an Apache service is easy. Just use:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k uninstall
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>The specific Apache service to be uninstalled can be specified by using:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k uninstall -n "MyServiceName"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>Normal starting, restarting and shutting down of an Apache
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    service is usually done via the Apache Service Monitor, by using
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    commands like <code>NET START Apache2.5</code> and <code>NET STOP
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    Apache2.5</code> or via normal Windows service management. Before
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    starting Apache as a service by any means, you should test the
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    service's configuration file by using:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -n "MyServiceName" -t
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>You can control an Apache service by its command line switches,
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    too. To start an installed Apache service you'll use this:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k start -n "MyServiceName"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>To stop an Apache service via the command line switches, use
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    this:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k stop -n "MyServiceName"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>or</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k shutdown -n "MyServiceName"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>You can also restart a running service and force it to reread
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    its configuration file by using:</p>
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    <div class="example"><p><code>
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      httpd.exe -k restart -n "MyServiceName"
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    </code></p></div>
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    <p>By default, all Apache services are registered to run as the
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    system user (the <code>LocalSystem</code> account). The
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    <code>LocalSystem</code> account has no privileges to your network
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    via any Windows-secured mechanism, including the file system, named
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    pipes, DCOM, or secure RPC. It has, however, wide privileges locally.
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    </p>
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    <div class="warning"><strong>Never grant any network privileges to
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    the <code>LocalSystem</code> account! If you need Apache to be able
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    to access network resources, create a separate account for Apache as
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    noted below.</strong></div>
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    <p>It is recommended that users create a separate account for running
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    Apache service(s). If you have to access network resources via Apache,
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    this is required.</p>
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    <ol>
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      <li>Create a normal domain user account, and be sure to
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      memorize its password.</li>
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      <li>Grant the newly-created user a privilege of <code>Log on
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      as a service</code> and <code>Act as part of the operating
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      system</code>. On Windows NT 4.0 these privileges are granted via
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      User Manager for Domains, but on Windows 2000 and XP you probably
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      want to use Group Policy for propagating these settings. You can
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      also manually set these via the Local Security Policy MMC snap-in.
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      </li>
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      <li>Confirm that the created account is a member of the Users
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      group.</li>
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      <li>Grant the account read and execute (RX) rights to all document
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      and script folders (<code>htdocs</code> and <code>cgi-bin</code>
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      for example).</li>
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      <li>Grant the account change (RWXD) rights to the
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      Apache <code>logs</code> directory.</li>
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      <li>Grant the account read and execute (RX) rights to the
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      <code>httpd.exe</code> binary executable.</li>
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    </ol>
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    <div class="note">It is usually a good practice to grant the user the Apache
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    service runs as read and execute (RX) access to the whole Apache2.5
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    directory, except the <code>logs</code> subdirectory, where the
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    user has to have at least change (RWXD) rights.</div>
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    <p>If you allow the account to log in as a user and as a service,
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    then you can log on with that account and test that the account has
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    the privileges to execute the scripts, read the web pages, and that
 | 
						|
    you can start Apache in a console window. If this works, and you
 | 
						|
    have followed the steps above, Apache should execute as a service
 | 
						|
    with no problems.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="note"><strong>Error code 2186</strong> is a good indication that
 | 
						|
    you need to review the "Log On As" configuration for the service,
 | 
						|
    since Apache cannot access a required network resource. Also, pay
 | 
						|
    close attention to the privileges of the user Apache is
 | 
						|
    configured to run as.</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>When starting Apache as a service you may encounter an error
 | 
						|
    message from the Windows Service Control Manager. For example,
 | 
						|
    if you try to start Apache by using the Services applet in the
 | 
						|
    Windows Control Panel, you may get the following message:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      Could not start the Apache2.5 service on \\COMPUTER <br />
 | 
						|
      Error 1067; The process terminated unexpectedly.
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>You will get this generic error if there is any problem with
 | 
						|
    starting the Apache service. In order to see what is really causing
 | 
						|
    the problem you should follow the instructions for Running Apache
 | 
						|
    for Windows from the Command Prompt.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>If you are having problems with the service, it is suggested
 | 
						|
    you follow the instructions below to try starting httpd.exe from
 | 
						|
    a console window, and work out the errors before struggling to
 | 
						|
    start it as a service again.</p>
 | 
						|
  </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
 | 
						|
<div class="section">
 | 
						|
<h2><a name="wincons" id="wincons">Running Apache as a Console Application</a></h2>
 | 
						|
    
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Running Apache as a service is usually the recommended way to
 | 
						|
    use it, but it is sometimes easier to work from the command line,
 | 
						|
    especially during initial configuration and testing.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>To run Apache from the command line as a console application,
 | 
						|
    use the following command:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      httpd.exe
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Apache will execute, and will remain running until it is stopped
 | 
						|
    by pressing Control-C.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>You can also run Apache via the shortcut Start Apache in Console
 | 
						|
    placed to <code>Start Menu --> Programs --> Apache HTTP Server
 | 
						|
    2.5.xx --> Control Apache Server</code> during the installation.
 | 
						|
    This will open a console window and start Apache inside it. If you
 | 
						|
    don't have Apache installed as a service, the window will remain
 | 
						|
    visible until you stop Apache by pressing Control-C in the console
 | 
						|
    window where Apache is running in. The server will exit in a few
 | 
						|
    seconds. However, if you do have Apache installed as a service, the
 | 
						|
    shortcut starts the service. If the Apache service is running
 | 
						|
    already, the shortcut doesn't do anything.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>If Apache is running as a service, you can tell it to stop by opening another console
 | 
						|
    window and entering:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      httpd.exe -k shutdown
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Running as a service should be preferred over running in a
 | 
						|
    console window because this lets Apache end any current operations
 | 
						|
    and clean up gracefully.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>But if the server is running in a console window, you can
 | 
						|
    only stop it by pressing Control-C in the same window.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>You can also tell Apache to restart. This forces it to reread
 | 
						|
    the configuration file. Any operations in progress are allowed to
 | 
						|
    complete without interruption. To restart Apache, either press
 | 
						|
    Control-Break in the console window you used for starting Apache,
 | 
						|
    or enter</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      httpd.exe -k restart
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>if the server is running as a service.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="note">Note for people familiar with the Unix version of Apache:
 | 
						|
    these commands provide a Windows equivalent to <code>kill -TERM
 | 
						|
    <em>pid</em></code> and <code>kill -USR1 <em>pid</em></code>. The
 | 
						|
    command line option used, <code>-k</code>, was chosen as a reminder
 | 
						|
    of the <code>kill</code> command used on Unix.</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>If the Apache console window closes immediately or unexpectedly
 | 
						|
    after startup, open the Command Prompt from the Start Menu -->
 | 
						|
    Programs. Change to the folder to which you installed Apache, type
 | 
						|
    the command <code>httpd.exe</code>, and read the error message. Then
 | 
						|
    change to the logs folder, and review the <code>error.log</code>
 | 
						|
    file for configuration mistakes. Assuming httpd was installed into
 | 
						|
    <code>C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.5\</code>,
 | 
						|
    you can do the following:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      c: <br />
 | 
						|
      cd "\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.5\bin" <br />
 | 
						|
      httpd.exe
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Then wait for Apache to stop, or press Control-C. Then enter the
 | 
						|
    following:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      cd ..\logs <br />
 | 
						|
      more < error.log
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>When working with Apache it is important to know how it will
 | 
						|
    find the configuration file. You can specify a configuration file
 | 
						|
    on the command line in two ways:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <ul>
 | 
						|
      <li><p><code>-f</code> specifies an absolute or relative path to
 | 
						|
      a particular configuration file:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
        httpd.exe -f "c:\my server files\anotherconfig.conf"
 | 
						|
      </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <p>or</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
        httpd.exe -f files\anotherconfig.conf
 | 
						|
      </code></p></div></li>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <li><p><code>-n</code> specifies the installed Apache service
 | 
						|
      whose configuration file is to be used:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
        httpd.exe -n "MyServiceName"
 | 
						|
      </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
      </li>
 | 
						|
    </ul>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>In both of these cases, the proper
 | 
						|
    <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code> should be set in
 | 
						|
    the configuration file.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>If you don't specify a configuration file with <code>-f</code>
 | 
						|
    or <code>-n</code>, Apache will use the file name compiled into the
 | 
						|
    server, such as <code>conf\httpd.conf</code>. This built-in path
 | 
						|
    is relative to the installation directory. You can verify the compiled
 | 
						|
    file name from a value labelled as <code>SERVER_CONFIG_FILE</code> when
 | 
						|
    invoking Apache with the <code>-V</code> switch, like this:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      httpd.exe -V
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Apache will then try to determine its <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code> by trying the following, in this order:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <ol>
 | 
						|
      <li>A <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code> directive
 | 
						|
      via the <code>-C</code> command line switch.</li>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <li>The <code>-d</code> switch on the command line.</li>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <li>Current working directory.</li>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <li>A registry entry which was created if you did a binary
 | 
						|
      installation.</li>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
      <li>The server root compiled into the server. This is <code>
 | 
						|
      /apache</code> by default, you can verify it by using <code>
 | 
						|
      httpd.exe -V</code> and looking for a value labelled as
 | 
						|
      <code>HTTPD_ROOT</code>.</li>
 | 
						|
    </ol>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>If you did not do a binary install, Apache will in some
 | 
						|
    scenarios complain about the missing registry key. This warning can
 | 
						|
    be ignored if the server was otherwise able to find its
 | 
						|
    configuration file.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>The value of this key is the
 | 
						|
    <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code> directory which
 | 
						|
    contains the <code>conf</code> subdirectory. When Apache starts it
 | 
						|
    reads the <code>httpd.conf</code> file from that directory. If
 | 
						|
    this file contains a <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>
 | 
						|
    directive which contains a different directory from the one
 | 
						|
    obtained from the registry key above, Apache will forget the
 | 
						|
    registry key and use the directory from the configuration file. If
 | 
						|
    you copy the Apache directory or configuration files to a new
 | 
						|
    location it is vital that you update the
 | 
						|
    <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code> directive in the
 | 
						|
    <code>httpd.conf</code> file to reflect the new location.</p>
 | 
						|
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						|
<div class="section">
 | 
						|
<h2><a name="test" id="test">Testing the Installation</a></h2>
 | 
						|
    
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>After starting Apache (either in a console window or as a
 | 
						|
    service) it will be listening on port 80 (unless you changed the
 | 
						|
    <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mpm_common.html#listen">Listen</a></code> directive in the
 | 
						|
    configuration files or installed Apache only for the current user).
 | 
						|
    To connect to the server and access the default page, launch a
 | 
						|
    browser and enter this URL:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      http://localhost/
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Apache should respond with a welcome page and you should see
 | 
						|
    "It Works!". If nothing happens or you get an error, look in the
 | 
						|
    <code>error.log</code> file in the <code>logs</code> subdirectory.
 | 
						|
    If your host is not connected to the net, or if you have serious
 | 
						|
    problems with your DNS (Domain Name Service) configuration, you
 | 
						|
    may have to use this URL:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      http://127.0.0.1/
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>If you happen to be running Apache on an alternate port, you
 | 
						|
    need to explicitly put that in the URL:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <div class="example"><p><code>
 | 
						|
      http://127.0.0.1:8080/
 | 
						|
    </code></p></div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Once your basic installation is working, you should configure it
 | 
						|
    properly by editing the files in the <code>conf</code> subdirectory.
 | 
						|
    Again, if you change the configuration of the Windows NT service
 | 
						|
    for Apache, first attempt to start it from the command line to
 | 
						|
    make sure that the service starts with no errors.</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <p>Because Apache <strong>cannot</strong> share the same port with
 | 
						|
    another TCP/IP application, you may need to stop, uninstall or reconfigure
 | 
						|
    certain other services before running Apache. These conflicting
 | 
						|
    services include other WWW servers, some firewall implementations,
 | 
						|
    and even some client applications (such as Skype) which will use port
 | 
						|
    80 to attempt to bypass firewall issues.</p>
 | 
						|
  </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
 | 
						|
<div class="section">
 | 
						|
<h2><a name="windrivemap" id="windrivemap">Configuring Access to Network Resources</a></h2>
 | 
						|
    
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>Access to files over the network can be specified using two
 | 
						|
  mechanisms provided by Windows:</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <dl>
 | 
						|
    <dt>Mapped drive letters</dt>
 | 
						|
    <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ Z:/</code></dd>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
    <dt>UNC paths</dt>
 | 
						|
    <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ //imagehost/www/images/</code></dd>
 | 
						|
  </dl>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>Mapped drive letters allow the administrator to maintain the
 | 
						|
  mapping to a specific machine and path outside of the Apache httpd
 | 
						|
  configuration.  However, these mappings are associated only with
 | 
						|
  interactive sessions and are not directly available to Apache httpd
 | 
						|
  when it is started as a service.  <strong>Use only UNC paths for
 | 
						|
  network resources in httpd.conf</strong> so that the resources can
 | 
						|
  be accessed consistently regardless of how Apache httpd is started.
 | 
						|
  (Arcane and error prone procedures may work around the restriction
 | 
						|
  on mapped drive letters, but this is not recommended.)</p>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <div class="example"><h3>Example DocumentRoot with UNC path</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">DocumentRoot "//dochost/www/html/"</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <div class="example"><h3>Example DocumentRoot with IP address in UNC path</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">DocumentRoot "//192.168.1.50/docs/"</pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <div class="example"><h3>Example Alias and corresponding Directory with UNC path</h3><pre class="prettyprint lang-config">Alias "/images/" "//imagehost/www/images/"
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
<Directory "//imagehost/www/images/">
 | 
						|
#...
 | 
						|
<Directory></pre>
 | 
						|
</div>
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
  <p>When running Apache httpd as a service, you must create a
 | 
						|
  separate account in order to access network resources, as described
 | 
						|
  above.</p>
 | 
						|
  </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
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<h2><a name="tuning" id="tuning">Windows Tuning</a></h2>
 | 
						|
    
 | 
						|
    <ul>
 | 
						|
      <li><p>If more than a few dozen piped loggers are used on an operating system
 | 
						|
      instance, scaling up the "desktop heap" is often necessary. For
 | 
						|
      more detailed information, refer to the <a href="../logs.html#piped">piped logging</a> documentation.</p></li>
 | 
						|
    </ul>
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