Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 6.5 (Non-Platform Software Release C.65.00 (30216-90291)

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Internet and Interoperability
Apache for MPE/iX 6.5
Major Components
The major components for Apache are the web server program (HTTPD), the job stream
file which runs the HTTPD program (JHTTPD), a set of configuration files for enabling
Apache features, the htdocs directory containing HTML pages, the logs directory, and the
cgi-bin directory. Apache also comes with a full, on-line manual set.
• HTTPD is the Apache web server program. “HTTP” stands for the protocol used
between the client browser and the Apache web server. “D” stands for daemon, a system
program which automatically handles certain system operations. The HTTPD web
server program intercepts an incoming request from the browser, interprets and
handles the request, then delivers output in the form of an HTML page to the client.
The HTTPD program file resides in the /APACHE/PUB directory.
• JHTTPD is a job stream file which runs the Apache web server as a standalone process.
This file also specifies the system timezone and the location of the global Apache
configuration file, http.conf. JHTTPD resides in the /APACHE/PUB directory.
• The configuration files tell the HTTPD server program where to find files, which files
and directories can be accessed, who can access them, and the location of executable
programs on the server. These files give you the flexibility of having the web server do
only what you want it to do. These files reside in /APACHE/PUB/conf.
• The htdocs directory contains the public documents, images, and data to be served to
clients. The htdocs directory and the directories below it are available to anyone
accessing your web server.
• The logs directory contains log data of both web server accesses and of errors.
• The cgi-bin directory contains CGI scripts. These are executed by Apache on behalf of
its clients.
• The bin directory contains a set of scripts and programs contributed by the Apache
Software Foundation. They are included as examples only and are not supported by HP.
• The Apache manual set, residing in /APACHE/PUB/htdocs/manual, describes the
entire Apache feature set and the syntax definition for configuring these features.
Access to the manual documents is specified with the URL,
http://yourserver.com/manual/index.html, where “yourserver.com” is the
domain name of your HP 3000.
Steps for Starting Apache
To start the Apache web server:
1. Prepare your system for network access
2. Copy and edit the configuration files
3. Edit the JHTTPD job stream file
4. Start the HTTPD web server program
5. Verify that the HTTPD web server is running