Compile and install apache2.2.26 using source code under ubuntu

Download httpd-2.2.26.tar.gz (download address), execute

sudo tar xzfv httpd-2.2.26.tar.gz 
cd  httpd-2.2.26
sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-module=most --enable-rewrite --enable-shared=max --enable-so

If the following error is prompted:

checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

The reason is that libc6-dev is not installed, execute

sudo apt-get install build-essential

and it will be ok.

Then re-execute:

sudo  ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-module=most --enable-rewrite --enable-shared=max --enable-so

no error is reported, then execute

sudo make
sudo make install
sudo groupadd apache
sudo useradd -g apache apache
sudo passwd apache
sudo chown -R apache:apache /usr/local/apache2

to modify the apache configuration file, execute

sudo vi /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf

to find

User nobody
Group #-1

and change it to

User apache
Group apache

find

#ServerName www.example.com:80

and change it to

ServerName *:80

Save!

Execute the command

sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

Start apache.

Open the browser and visit http://localhost

If everything goes well, you should be able to see the apache test page. Congratulations, apache is installed!

The commands to restart and shut down the apache service are:

sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl restart
sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl stop