Installing IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19
This article describes how to do the following:
- Install IBM HTTP Server on a Linux (Intel) machine from the WebSphere
Application Server software CD-ROM included with WebSphere Application Server.
- Install IBM HTTP Server on a Linux (Intel) machine from files downloaded from the
IBM HTTP Server Download Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpserver/download.html.
- Test the installation of IBM HTTP Server.
These instructions assume the following:
- Your machine has enough memory and disk space for the installation. See the IBM HTTP Server Library Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/library.html
for more information.
- You do not have a previous version of IBM HTTP Server already installed on your machine.
If you do have a previous version of IBM HTTP Server installed, you must remove it
before installing the new version of IBM HTTP Server. Refer to the instructions in the product README document accessible from the
IBM HTTP Server Library Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/library.html.
Note: IBM HTTP Server can be selected for installation during the installation
of WebSphere Application Server.
If you choose to install IBM HTTP Server independently, either from the software CD-ROM or from
downloaded files, it is recommended that you install it before installing WebSphere Application
Server. The WebSphere Application Server installation process changes a Web server's configuration
so that the Web server directs certain requests (such as servlet requests) to WebSphere
Application Server. If the Web server is not installed before WebSphere Application Server,
WebSphere Application Server could function incorrectly.
Installing IBM HTTP Server from the CD-ROM
You can install the IBM HTTP Server packages from the
WebSphere Application Server software CD-ROM included in the WebSphere
Application Server program package.
Perform the following steps to install the IBM HTTP Server from the software CD-ROM:
- Ensure that you are logged into the machine with superuser (root) privileges.
- Insert the WebSphere Application Server CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and create a mount point
for the CD-ROM by using the mount command, as follows:
# mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom
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Some window managers automatically mount a CD-ROM for you. Consult your operating system
documentation for more information. |
- Navigate to the /cdrom/Linux/ihs_128 directory.
- Install the IBM HTTP Server binaries by using the rpm command,
as follows:
# rpm -ivh IBM_HTTP_Server-1.3.19.i386.rpm
IBM HTTP Server is installed in the /opt/IBMHTTPServer directory,
by default.
- Unmount the CD-ROM before removing it from the CD-ROM drive by using the umount command,
as follows:
# umount /cdrom
Installing IBM HTTP Server from downloaded files
You can install IBM HTTP Server from files downloaded from
the IBM HTTP Server Download Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpserver/download.html.
Perform the following steps to install IBM HTTP Server
from a downloaded .tar.gz file:
- Ensure that you are logged into the machine with superuser
(root) privileges.
- Uncompress the .tar.gz file you downloaded by using the
gunzip utility, as follows:
# gzip -d file_name.tar.gz
In this command, file_name is the name of the compressed tar file
you downloaded.
- Untar the uncompressed .tar file to extract the IBM HTTP Server
packages by using the tar command, as follows:
# tar -xvf file_name.tar
In this command, file_name is the name of the uncompressed tar file.
- Ensure that you are in the directory containing the uncompressed
and untarred IBM HTTP Server packages.
- Install the IBM HTTP Server binaries by using the rpm command,
as follows:
# rpm -ivh IBM_HTTP_Server-1.3.19.i386.rpm
IBM HTTP Server is installed in the /opt/IBMHTTPServer directory,
by default.
Testing the installation of IBM HTTP Server
Perform the following steps to verify that IBM HTTP Server
is installed correctly:
- Start IBM HTTP Server by using the apachectl start command, as follows:
# /opt/IBMHTTPServer/bin/apachectl start
- Start a Web browser and enter the name of the local machine as the URL, as follows:
http://local_machine_name
If the Welcome to IBM HTTP Server Web page opens, the server is installed correctly.

- See the IBM HTTP Server documentation Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/library.html
for more information about configuring IBM HTTP Server.
To enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for IBM HTTP Server, see the IBM HTTP Server documentation Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/doc/v1319/index.html
for more information.
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