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 5.7 with direct internet connection.
Simply run this command to install apache httpd service on CentOS 5.7:
[root@CentOS57 ~]# yum install httpd
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.yourconnect.com
* extras: mirrors.sin1.sg.voxel.net
* updates: mirror.yourconnect.com
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package httpd.i386 0:2.2.3-53.el5.centos.3 set to be updated
base/filelists | 2.9 MB 00:25
extras/filelists_db | 199 kB 00:03
updates/filelists_db | 1.9 MB 00:22
--> 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 2.2.3-53.el5.centos.3 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 updates 197 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 5 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 1.6 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
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 00:01
(4/5): postgresql-libs-8.1.23-1.el5_7.3.i386.rpm | 197 kB 00:02
(5/5): httpd-2.2.3-53.el5.centos.3.i386.rpm | 1.2 MB 00:11
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Total 99 kB/s | 1.6 MB 00:16
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : apr 1/5
Installing : mailcap 2/5
Installing : postgresql-libs 3/5
Installing : apr-util 4/5
Installing : httpd 5/5
Installed:
httpd.i386 0:2.2.3-53.el5.centos.3
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!
Set httpd service to auto start at boot:
[root@CentOS57 ~]# chkconfig httpd on
Start and troubleshoot httpd start error:
[root@CentOS57 ~]# service httpd start
Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
Check the server hostname or server fully qualified domain name:
[root@CentOS57 ~]# hostname
CentOS57
Change the ServerName on line 265 to your hostname above.
[root@CentOS57 ~]# vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
263 # redirections work in a sensible way.
264 #
265 ServerName CentOS57:80
266
267 #
Start the Httpd service using the following command :
[root@CentOS57 ~]# service httpd start
Starting httpd: [ OK ]
or
[root@CentOS57 ~]# /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd: [ OK ]