Maybe I should add that I use ME, in my registry, the only Apache releated
keys were Tomcat 4.1's installpath and the Apache installers
uninstallinfo...
"Jim Patterson" <jim-patterson@ncf.ca> skrev i meddelandet
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> Walter wrote:
> > I'd like to know what it buys "me" (me being any person using Apache
> > on Windows)that Apache for windows places data in the registry, and I
> > can only assume it places files in the system directory as well (I
> > hope I'm wrong).
> >
> > Now, I'm not asking to cause trouble, I just would like to know the
> > functions it provides.
> >
> > The reason I ask, is I just spent 2 weeks figuring out a procedure to
> > install (by hand) Perl, PHP, php-PEAR and php-Smarty without use of
> > the registry or the system dircetory. (I know, someone already did
> > this, right? This excercise helps me understand an apps operations)
> >
> > My goal of all this has been to setup my desktop at home to reflect my
> > Un*x machine at work as close as possible. My .ini and .cong files at
> > home now match the ones at work, so if I make any "improvements" at
> > home, I can just copy the files over to the system at work with no
> > changes. (OK, a little change, after DLLs are not in use at work)
>
> I don't think you HAVE to have anything in the registry for Apache to
> work. There are really just two sets of keys, I think:
>
> - The Apache service is defined by registry keys. If you want Apache to
> run as a service, there's no way around this; that's how services are
> implemented. If you're okay running Apache from the command line,
> though, then you don't need this key.
>
> - Apache stores a default set of parameters in the registry. This is
> mostly for the service to start up with a useful configuration. If you
> want to run Apache with command line arguments directly, this also is
> not needed.
>
> So, you should be able to run Apache just fine with no registry tweaks.
> --
> Jim Patterson
> Ottawa, Ont
> CANADA
>