Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:40:50 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: K H Tan <netline@pop.jaring.my> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some installation question Message-ID: <20000821104049.L4854@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <39A15594.BECDFE3B@pop.jaring.my>; from netline@pop.jaring.my on Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 12:15:16AM %2B0800 References: <399E74FE.66841959@pop.jaring.my> <39A15594.BECDFE3B@pop.jaring.my>
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* K H Tan <netline@pop.jaring.my> [000821 09:08] wrote: > Hello, I'm new to FreeBSD and I have assigned to do FreeBSD installation on > 7 servers. The servers are- 2 for DNS/ email, 2 for URL forwarding, 1 with > mySQL, 1 web server, and 1 secure web server with SSL and verisign. > > I've read through some of the FAQ fairly quickly and I would appreciate some > help on the following > > 1) What ported s/w do I have to install for URL forwarding server? I think I > have to install Apache here. How does one go about configuring a server to > forward URL? You can use apache, the apache docs explain several ways of forwarding URLs, last I checked apache has a caching module that can be used. > 2) I'll be using Apache for web server and secure server. Is the Apache with > FP extension available? How does one setup a secure web server with > Verisign? Apache+fp is in /usr/ports/www, I'm unsure about getting your Verisign setup though. > 3) Is Sendmail in one of the ported s/w list? What are other options? Qmail? Sendmail ships with FreeBSD (it's already installed in the base system), Qmail and postfix are also available, from what I hear the preference is for postfix over Qmail. > 4) Can 2 DNS exist for one domain, or do we have to configure a > primary/secondary DNS server? How should I do it? Yes, you can multiple A records for a domain. If you don't make your DNS redundant (primary/secondary) then you're being foolish. If you want to know how to do it then buy DNS and Bind by O'Reilly & Associates. > > 5) Is mySQL in the port list? If it is not, how do I go about installing it. MySQL is in ports, a lot of people prefer Postgresql because it offers a lot of features that MySQL doesn't support. > I know it's a lot to ask, but I hope someone would guide me as I was given > little time to study FreeBSD. Honestly I think you ought to be posting to jobs@freebsd.org and inquiring about a consultant to do some subcontracting. best of luck, -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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