On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Yen-Chu Chen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed the FNAL RedHat 5.2.1 with CDF flavor on a PC and found
> later on that there is no 'httpd' on it?! I could not find rpm file for
> httpd in ftp://linux.fnal.gov/ user 521 directory.
>
> I could get the source code from NCSA and compile it myself. But before
> I do that, I would like to ask
>
> why is 'httpd' not in our ftp site? (or somehow I missed it?)
You probably want to use Apache (www.apache.org) rather than the older
NCSA code. It is more secure and has more configurability. Fermi RedHat
may not include it as general Linux machines at FNAL are not supposed to
run web servers.
>
> is there problem with httpd, such as security?
Can be. You should read the HOWTOs and FAQs about setting up secure
servers.
>
> is there better one(s) than httpd?
>
> I need a web server but I am really not expert in this field. Any comment
> suggestions are welcome!
>
> Best regards, Yen-Chu Chen
> chenyc@fnal.gov
> Office: (630) 840-3225, FAX: (630) 840-3867
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>
Leslie
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