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.SH NAME

apache2 \- Apache HTTP Server Version 2 overview

.SH SYNOPSIS

.LP

.nf

\fBapache2\fR

.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION

.sp

.LP

Apache HTTP Server Version 2 (Apache 2) consists of a main  server daemon,

loadable server modules,  some additional  support utilities, configuration

files, and documentation.

.sp

.LP

Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the servers are installed. It also

includes two of the most popular MPMs - Prefork and Worker.

.SH FILES

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.LP

The following files specify the installation locations for Apache 2:

.LP

Note : 

.RS +4

.TP

.ie t \(bu

.el o

The string \fB[version]\fR should be expanded

to \fB"MAJOR.MINOR"\fR. For example, \fB/usr/apache2/2.2/*\fR.

.RE

.RS +4

.TP

.ie t \(bu

.el o

\fB[isainfo]\fR represents the output of \fBisainfo

-n\fR on 64-bit platform.

.RE

.RS +4

.TP

.ie t \(bu

.el o

To find the current version of Apache 2 installed on your

machine, type the following command:

.sp

.in +2

.nf

$ /usr/apache2/[version]/bin/apachectl -v

.fi

.in -2

.sp

.RE

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains server configuration files. A newly-installed server

contains a default \fBhttpd.conf\fR file. This is the main configuration file.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/conf.d/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains additional server configuration files.

.sp

By default, server will load all the \fB\&.conf\fR files

placed under this directory. It also has 2 additional \fB\&.load\fR configuration

files-\fBmodules-32.load\fR and \fBmodules-64.load\fR which

contain \fBLoadModule\fR directives for loading the 32 and 64-bit

bundled Apache 2 modules respectively.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/envvars\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

File for specifying the environment settings which the server uses at

startup. This is the user-editable version of the 

/usr/apache2/[version]/bin/envvars file. 

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/magic\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Magic data for \fBmod_mime_magic\fR Apache module as documented in the 

.nf

\fB/usr/apache2/2.2/manual/mod/mod_mime_magic.html\fR file.

.fi

.nf

Editing this file is not recommended.

.fi

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/mime.types\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Default MIME types file. This file sets the default list of

mappings from filename extensions to content types, changing this file is

not recommended. Use the \fBAddType\fR directive instead.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/original/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contents under this directory are delivered as-is from the

apache distribution and these files are not meant to be read by the server.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/etc/apache2/[version]/sample-conf.d/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains sample \fB\&.conf\fR files. These are

not included in the main configuration file. To use the sample file, copy

the file to \fBconf.d\fR directory and modify as per the need.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/bin/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the 32-bit httpd (Prefork MPM) and httpd.worker (Worker

MPM) executable as well as other utility programs.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/bin/[isainfo]/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the 64-bit httpd (Prefork MPM) and httpd.worker (Worker

MPM) executables as well as other utility programs.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/bin/envvars\fR\fR

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/bin/[isainfo]/envvars\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the default environment settings that the server uses at startup.

.nf

Editing this file is not recommended. 

.fi

Instead, user should use /etc/apache2/[version]/envvars file.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/manual/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the Apache 2 manual in HTML format.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/include/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the Apache 2 header files, which are needed for building

various optional server extensions with \fBapxs(8)\fR.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/libexec/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains 32-bit loadable modules (DSOs) supplied with the

server.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/libexec/[isainfo]/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains 64-bit loadable modules (DSOs) supplied with the

server.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/man/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains man pages for the server, utility programs, and \fBmod_perl\fR.

.sp

Add this directory to your MANPATH to read the Apache 2 man pages. See

Notes.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/lib/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the 32-bit Apache 2 core libraries.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/lib/[isainfo]/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the 64-bit Apache 2 core libraries.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/usr/apache2/[version]/lib/perl/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains the 32-bit modules and library files used by the \fBmod_perl\fR extension to Apache 2.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/cgi-bin/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Default location for the CGI scripts.

.sp

This can be changed by altering the \fBhttpd.conf\fR file

and restarting the server.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/htdocs/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Default document root.

.sp

This can be changed by altering the \fBhttpd.conf\fR file

and restarting the server.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/icons/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Icons used by the server.

.sp

This should not be changed.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/libexec/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Place holder for 32-bit user Apache 2 modules.

.sp

Any 32-bit modules which are added using \fBapxs(8)\fR are

copied into this directory.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/libexec/[isainfo]/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Place holder for 64-bit user Apache 2 modules.

.sp

Any 64-bit modules which are added using \fBapxs(8)\fR are

copied into this directory.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/logs/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Contains server log files.

.sp

The formats, names, and locations of the files in this directory can

be altered by various configuration directives in the \fBhttpd.conf\fR file.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fB/var/apache2/[version]/proxy/\fR\fR

.ad

.sp .6

.RS 4n

Directory used to cache pages if  the caching feature of \fBmod_proxy\fR is enabled in the \fBhttpd.conf\fR file.

.sp

The location of the cache can also be changed by changing the proxy

configuration in the \fBhttpd.conf\fR file.

.RE

.SH SEE ALSO

.sp

.LP

\fBattributes(5)\fR, \fBhttpd(8)\fR, apachectl(8)

.sp

.LP

.SH NOTES

.sp

.LP

In addition to the documentation and man pages included with Solaris,

.sp

.LP

The Apache 2 man pages are provided with the programming modules. To

view the manual pages for the Apache 2 modules with the man command, add \fB/usr/apache2/[version]/man\fR to the MANPATH environment variable.

See \fBman(1)\fR for more information. Running \fBcatman(1M)\fR on

the Apache 2 manual pages is not supported.