apache vs httpd??

hi all,

I'm using RH 8. I'm quite confused with the difference between apache
and httpd. In my system I have httpd installed as an RPM but there is
no apache. I have apachectl for starting and stopping the httpd. So is
apache installed in my system? I've searched for directory structure
such as "/usr/local/apache" but it doesn't exist. I have httpd.conf
file though. After tweaking the httpd.conf file, I can also get the
"index" page when I type 127.0.0.1:80 on my browser. The confusion
arose when I looked on the RH 8 CD. I found two files:
apache_1.3.27.tar.gz and httpd-2.0.43.tar.gz. How are they different
and do I need both? I wanna install php with DSO enabled.

Confused
Ben

Hello,

I'll try to clear your confusion up a bit :-)
Apache is the short name of The Apache
crescent_au@yahoo.com (Ben) wrote:

>hi all,
>
>I'm using RH 8. I'm quite confused with the difference between apache
>and httpd. In my system I have httpd installed as an RPM but there is
>no apache. I have apachectl for starting and stopping the httpd. So is
>apache installed in my system? I've searched for directory structure
>such as "/usr/local/apache" but it doesn't exist. I have httpd.conf
>file though. After tweaking the httpd.conf file, I can also get the
>"index" page when I type 127.0.0.1:80 on my browser. The confusion
>arose when I looked on the RH 8 CD. I found two files:
>apache_1.3.27.tar.gz and httpd-2.0.43.tar.gz. How are they different
>and do I need both? I wanna install php with DSO enabled.
>
>Confused
>Ben

Hello,

I'll try to clear up your confusion..
Apache is the short name of Software Foundation
(http://www.apache.org/), a group under which umbrella different
software ist developed - for example the Apache HTTP Server
(http://httpd.apache.org/ - also known als Apache HTTPD - for HTTP
daemon)
On most Unix distributions the Apache HTTPD executable is called
httpd. I _guess_ this has more or less "historical" reasons, or
compatibility reasons. It's just the executable though - not
necessarily all files used to run it properly.
apache_1.3.27.tar.gz is version 1.3.27 of the Apache HTTPD, while
httpd-2.0.43.tar.gz is obviously version 2.0.43 of the Apache HTTPD.
The 2.x version has been heavily rewritten and The Apache Group chose
to call the files httpd-2.x.tar.gz instead of apache_1.3.x.tar.gz -
please don't ask me for the reason, I don't know ;-) But both of them
are probably the Apache HTTPD, so you do not need both but only when.
(Which one to choose? - search on Google groups for one of the many
threads about 1.3 vs 2.0)

You can also look up some non-existing page on your server (like
http://127.0.0.1/blablabla) which probably will send you the version
information in the page footer.

I hope I could help :-)
Regards,
johannes

>
> You can also look up some non-existing page on your server (like
> http://127.0.0.1/blablabla) which probably will send you the version
> information in the page footer.

Great ;-)
markus

Thanx Johannes!! Your reply was very helpful!!

Cheers
Ben

johannes m.r. <psychosos@gmx.at> wrote in message news:<kosc409s8l1mdlsni6n9u1nn76gu1hjncr@4ax.com>. ..
> Hello,
>
> I'll try to clear up your confusion..
> Apache is the short name of Software Foundation
> (http://www.apache.org/), a group under which umbrella different
> software ist developed - for example the Apache HTTP Server
> (http://httpd.apache.org/ - also known als Apache HTTPD - for HTTP
> daemon)
> On most Unix distributions the Apache HTTPD executable is called
> httpd. I _guess_ this has more or less "historical" reasons, or
> compatibility reasons. It's just the executable though - not
> necessarily all files used to run it properly.
> apache_1.3.27.tar.gz is version 1.3.27 of the Apache HTTPD, while
> httpd-2.0.43.tar.gz is obviously version 2.0.43 of the Apache HTTPD.
> The 2.x version has been heavily rewritten and The Apache Group chose
> to call the files httpd-2.x.tar.gz instead of apache_1.3.x.tar.gz -
> please don't ask me for the reason, I don't know ;-) But both of them
> are probably the Apache HTTPD, so you do not need both but only when.
> (Which one to choose? - search on Google groups for one of the many
> threads about 1.3 vs 2.0)
>
> You can also look up some non-existing page on your server (like
> http://127.0.0.1/blablabla) which probably will send you the version
> information in the page footer.
>
> I hope I could help :-)
> Regards,
> johannes