From: Ryan Bloom Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:56:32 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update the README so that it reflects just what Apache is today, and so X-Git-Tag: 2.0.23~25 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5e6f26cddd47686085659868f56c8d72bef6c241;p=apache Update the README so that it reflects just what Apache is today, and so that it is correct about where things reside. Submitted by: Joshua Slive git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@89992 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- diff --git a/README b/README index 8c24e63a1d..fcf060fb34 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ - Apache - Version 2.0 (and up) + Apache HTTP Server What is it? ----------- - Apache is an HTTP server designed as a plug-in replacement for - the NCSA server version 1.3 (or 1.4). It fixes numerous bugs in - the NCSA server and includes many frequently requested new - features, and has an API which allows it to be extended to meet - users' needs more easily. + The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant + web server. Originally designed as a replacement for the NCSA HTTP + Server, it has grown to be the most popular web server on the + Internet. As a project of the Apache Software Foundation, the + developers aim to collaboratively develop and maintain a robust, + commercial-grade, standards-based server with freely available + source code. The Latest Version ------------------ @@ -21,28 +22,14 @@ ------------- The documentation available as of the date of this release is - also included, in HTML format, in the htdocs/manual/ directory. - For the most up-to-date documentation can be found on - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/. + included in HTML format in the docs/manual/ directory. The most + up-to-date documentation can be found at + http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/. Installation ------------ - Apache 2.0 uses autoconf for configuration and installation. To create - Apache's autoconf script, you will need libtool 1.3.3 or higher, and - autoconf 2.13 or newer. Those tools will not be required if you are just - using a package downloaded from apache.org, they are only required for - developers. - - To configure Apache 2.0 run the following commands. - - ./buildconf (not required unless you are a developer) - ./configure [autoconf arguments] [apache arguments] - make - make install - - The buildconf script is very important. Just running autoconf will not - leave the directory tree in a usable state. + Please see the file called INSTALL. Licensing ---------