From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Jan 14 12:35:41 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA03675 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:35:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from leaf.lumiere.net (twig.lumiere.net [206.170.14.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA03670 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:35:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from j@leaf.lumiere.net) Received: (from j@localhost) by leaf.lumiere.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) id MAA23997; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:35:20 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:35:20 -0800 (PST) From: Jesse To: Roger Marquis cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PATCH for Apache: Add FreeBSD Server Layout In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Our last Apache install went perfectly. Everything was installed under > /usr/local/apache, exactly where we want it. This makes administration a > breeze. Too many other ports install files all over the place. Please > don't change a thing. If you must modify Apache then use symlinks. For > instance: > > ln -s /usr/local/apache/etc/httpd.conf /usr/local/etc > ln -s /usr/local/apache/bin/start /usr/local/etc/rc.d > > Deterministic file locations are especially important to shops like ours > where there are Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD and other Unix operating systems. I'd have to agree, I always install apache under /usr/local/apache. Things are much much simpler if their files aren't sprayed all over the filesystem. Upgrades are easier, removal is easier, backups are easier, installations are easier, configuration is easier. -- Jesse Shrieve j@lumiere.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message