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Date:      Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:35:38 +1200
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
To:        "B & M Converter LTD." <bmconv@on.aibn.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installing freebsd to be a apache webserver
Message-ID:  <20010928153538.A58837@jonc.itouch>
In-Reply-To: <3BB3D37B.14B9A30E@on.aibn.com>; from bmconv@on.aibn.com on Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 09:33:47PM -0400
References:  <3BB3D37B.14B9A30E@on.aibn.com>

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On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 09:33:47PM -0400, B & M Converter LTD. wrote:
> Hello....I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a howto on
> installing FreeBSD to be a webserver. I have read lots of info on
> installing for newbies but I question how secure the system will be when
> suggested that I install ALL applications and port collection. Is there
> a list of just the apps and ports necessary for my machine to function
> as a webserver?

The thing you need is Apache. Everything else is fluff (useful
fluff, in many cases).

    # cd /usr/ports/web/apache13
    # make
    # make install
    # make clean

At which point, you start reading the Apache Handbook for local
customisation.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
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