[thelist] Newbie throwing herself on your mercy

[Burhan]

Hello Kid,

Friday, September 13, 2002, 1:35:42 AM, you wrote:

KS> The last time I used Apache on Windows it requires several items none
KS> of which is on your computer.  First as for running on ME unless
KS> somebody knows better it Apache on windows depends on NT's security
KS> mechanism.

KS>   Apache's own documents say NT4 and 2000.  Though it might run on 95
KS> and 98 but is not tested.

It runs fine on 98 and 95. I've been using it for a few months now
with no hassles.

KS> Read page 190 and 191 of the Apache PDF document at
KS> http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/apache-docs-1.3.23.pdf.zip

KS> As for the tar.gz (gz=gzip) files after you get them decoded you
KS> needed a C Compiler last time I installed a NT version.

KS> Apache offers a better solution for Windows and that is using the
KS> .MSI version of Apache installer.

Yeap. You can check to see if you have a .msi installer (if you
recently added microsoft software, you most likely got it). From the
Run menu type msiexec and hit ok. It should popup a dialog box
telling you what version of msi you have.

KS> As there are steep learning curves to compiling anything.  I think a
KS> canned solution might better suit your purposes.  Linux has built in
KS> compilers for Apache packages but you still need to know the tricks
KS> and -"x" attributes for the packages and compiler.

KS> A linux consultant that could set you up for a low fee and teach you
KS> basic linux and apache admin would help go a long ways.

True as these statements might be, Linux distributions have made
greate advances in their install and configuration processes. For
example, Mandrake (one of the more user friendly distributions) will
setup Apache and MySQL at install time (as will RedHat).  Most of the
time, all the user needs to do is burn off the ISO images (most of
them are 3 CDs worth, so make sure you are on broadband) that are
freely available from each vendors site, and boot the computer with
the first CD in the drive.  The install program does the rest.

However, if you really want to /learn/ Linux (and more about your
computer), try gentoo Linux (not for novices). It steps you through
building your own kernel that is customized to your configuration. You
will need an active internet connection during setup. You will learn
boatloads (as I did) -- and plus, won't have to pay for a Linux
consultant (which can get expensive).

Now that I think about it, OS X (Jaguar) is based on Unix, so if you
want to get familiar with the command line interface, I suppose to you
could give it a whirl.


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