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Installing IBM HTTP Server

This article describes installing IBM HTTP Server using the launchpad.

Before you begin

[AIX] Ensure that the /usr partition contains at least 100 MB of free space when installing to an alternate location. The installation fails if sufficient disk space is not available to store the installation data in the /usr partition.

Set the umask value to 022. To verify that the umask value is set to 022, run the umask command.

Before you can successfully install IBM HTTP Server, ensure that your environment meets the prerequisites for the application server. For more information, see the Preparing the operating system for product installation topic.

Procedure

  1. Prepare your operating platform for installing IBM HTTP Server as you would for installing any of the installable components on the product disc. Refer to the Information center topic "Preparing the operating system for product installation" that is specific for your WebSphere Application Server product.
  2. Insert the product disc and mount the disc if necessary.

    [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] See Mounting CD-ROMS on AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris systems for information about mounting the product disc.

  3. Start the installation with the launchpad command:
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] launchpad.sh
    • [Windows] launchpad.bat
    You can also start the installation from the IHS directory, where IHS is the installable component directory on the product disc. Launch the following command from the product disc:
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./install
    • [Windows] install.exe

    When using the launchpad, launch the Installation wizard for IBM HTTP Server. Refer to the Information center topic "Using the launchpad to start the installation" that is specific for your WebSphere Application Server product.

    After launching the Installation wizard from the launchpad or from the command line, the ISMP wizard initializes and then presents the Welcome panel.

  4. Click Next to display the License agreement panel.
  5. Accept the license agreement and click Next to display the operating system prerequisites check panel.
  6. Click Next to display the installation root directory panel.
  7. Specify the root directory information and click Next to display the port specification panel. The port specification panel enables you to modify the ports to use for IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP Server administration server. The default port values are 80 for IBM HTTP Server and 8008 for the IBM HTTP administration module. Specify unique port values if the default ports are already in use by another application.
    Tip: Issue netstat -an from the command prompt to display a list of active ports.
  8. [Windows] Click Next to display the Windows Service Definition panel. You have the option to create a Windows service for IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP Server administration server on this panel. You can configure the services to run as Local System account or a user ID that you specify. The user ID requires the following advanced user rights:
    • Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service.
    • If you are planning to administer IBM HTTP Server using the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, select Run IBM HTTP Server Administration as a Windows Service with Log on as Local System account. A user name and password is not required for this selection.
    • If you will not administer IBM HTTP Server using the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, select Run IBM HTTP Server Administration Server as a Windows Service with Log on as a specified user account. Specify your user ID and password information.
  9. [AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] Click Next to display the IBM HTTP Server Administration Server Authentication panel. If selected, this panel creates a user ID and password to authenticate to the IBM HTTP Server administration server using the Websphere Application Server administrative console. This user ID and password can optionally be created after installation using the htpasswd utility.
  10. [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Click Next to display the IBM HTTP Server Administration Server setup panel. This panel collects information to enable the installation to grant a user ID write access to the necessary IBM HTTP Server and plug-in configuration files. The IBM HTTP Server administration server runs as the specified user ID.
  11. Click Next to display the IBM HTTP Server Plug-in for Websphere Application Server panel. This panel collects information to install the Websphere Application Server Plug-in into a directory that is relative to the IBM HTTP Server installation location, using the remote setup type.
    Important: If the plugin directory does not exist at the same level as the IBM HTTP Server directory, the prompt panel for selecting the plug-ins installer does not display. In that case, launch the plug-ins installer from the launchpad or launch the following command from the plugin directory:
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./install
    • [Windows] install.exe
  12. Click Next to review the confirmation panel to verify your selections. Click Back to change any of your specifications.
  13. Click Next to begin installing IBM HTTP Server.

Results

After displaying installation status, the wizard displays the completion status panel that indicates a successful installation.

Important: Restrict the characters that you use in installation directory names to printable US ASCII characters.

[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] The {}`!&*()|:^;<>?"\,=+ characters and spaces are not allowed.

[Windows] The {}:;*??<>|%,=+&?#^!`$[] characters are not allowed, but spaces are allowed.

For information on problems when using non-US-ASCII directory names, search for Technote 1237598 from the WebSphere Application Server support page.

What to do next

Set up IBM HTTP Server administration authentication, using the htpasswd utility.

You can get started using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections by making only a few configuration changes, as described in Securing with SSL communications.

[AIX] [Windows] You can configure the Fast Response Cache Accelerator to boost performance.

You can also make many other configuration changes with Apache directives.




Subtopics
Running multiple instances of IBM HTTP Server from a single install
Migrating from previous releases of IBM HTTP Server
[AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Mounting CD-ROMS on AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris systems
Installing IBM HTTP Server with a non-administrator user ID
[Windows] Creating multiple instances of IBM HTTP Server on Windows operating systems
Related tasks
Installing maintenance packages
Preparing the operating system for product installation
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