Installing IBM HTTP Server 1.3.12

The IBM HTTP Server can be installed from the product CD-ROM or from files downloaded from the IBM Web site. This document contains instructions for installing the IBM HTTP Server from downloaded files and for verifying that the installation was performed correctly.

Installing IBM HTTP Server 1.3.12 from downloaded files

Perform the following steps to install IBM HTTP Server 1.3.12 from .tar or .tar.Z files you downloaded:

  1. Ensure that you are logged into the machine with superuser privileges (that is, log in as root).
  2. Uncompress and untar any .tar or .tar.Z files to extract the IBM HTTP Server packages.
  3. Start the Solaris admintool utility, as follows: # admintool
  4. Click Browse > Software. The Software screen is displayed.
  5. Click Edit > Add. The Set Source Media screen is displayed.
  6. From the Software Location field's menu, click the Hard Disk option.
  7. In the Directory field, type the path name for the directory that contains the IBM HTTP Server packages, and then click OK. The Add Software screen is displayed.
  8. From the Software list, select the packages that you want to install, and then click Add. The admintool utility installs the selected packages in the /opt/IBMHTTPD directory.
  9. After installation is complete, exit from the admintool utility.

Verifying installation of IBM HTTP Server 1.3.12

Perform the following steps to verify that the IBM HTTP Server is installed correctly:

  1. If necessary, start the server by entering the following command: # /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/apachectl start
  2. Open a Web browser window and type the name of your local machine as the URL (http://local_machine_name). If you see the Welcome to the IBM HTTP Server page shown below, the server has been installed correctly.
    IBM HTTP Server browser

    Note that you can need to make configuration adjustments to the server in order to run it successfully on your system. See the IBM HTTP Server documentation for more information.