Re: Apache2: httpd.conf or apache2.conf?

[David Huemer <david@dhuemer.at>]

I tried the provided .deb package and also compiled my own apache2
server and discovered the following: If you use the Debian package all
configuration is done in the apache2.conf and the httpd.conf is only for
compatibility reasons. If you compile your own server, all configuration
files are in the httpd.conf. 

I am not sure about the version of the apache2 server in the Debian
package, but I think the version used is not the newest. Maybe this
difference occurs because of different versions.

By the way: I would absolutetly recommend to compile the apache2 by hand
so you can define your own profile in the config.layout file to
customize where config files and so on are located.

Greetings,


David Huemer

On Mon, 2005-09-19 at 08:26 +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> On mandag 19 september 2005, 06:53, Steve Dondley wrote:
> > The README file that came with Debian doesn't cover the difference
> > between the httpd.conf file and the apache2.conf file.  Is the
> > httpd.conf file basically obsolete?  
> 
> I haven't had time to look into it at depth, but I think the answer is 
> yes. I've got everything in apache2.conf file, friends said it should 
> be there, and independently at work, they've deleted httpd.conf 
> entirely. So, that's the safest bet, I think.
> 
> (CC-ing since you set the Reply-to)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Kjetil