Apache and Modules?

[Robby]

Does apache require modules to run? I have a small 486sx with masquerading etc.
The kernel is monolithic. Can I run apache on a monolithic box?

[David]

Robby wrote:

> Does apache require modules to run? I have a small 486sx with masquerading etc.
> The kernel is monolithic. Can I run apache on a monolithic box?

Yes. Apache can use modules but not the kind your thinking about.

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[AlV]

Robby wrote:

> Does apache require modules to run? I have a small 486sx with masquerading etc.

If you mean "kernel modules", Apache http server does not require any specific kernel part (not even
the minimalistic httpd server that can be compiled inside the kernel): this is a "pure" user-mode
application (it might need root privileges to bind ports below 1024, but there is no kernel part in
Apache).

Apache also has modules of its own (such as "mod_perl") that are used to extend its capabilities (in
the cas eo f "mod_perl", providing a persistent Perl execution environment): these are not kernel
modules!

> The kernel is monolithic. Can I run apache on a monolithic box?

Why not...

But as for using Apache (be it 1.3.x or 2.0.x) on a 486 pc, I would suggest looking at alternatives
with much smaller footprint like:
Thy [url]http://bonehunter.rulez.org/Thy.phtml[/url]
Cherokee [url]http://www.alobbs.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=cherokee&file=index[/url]
Boa [url]http://www.boa.org/[/url]
Sioux [url]http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~andreto/sioux/[/url]
fnord [url]http://www.fefe.de/fnord/[/url]
thttpd [url]http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/[/url]
min_httpd [url]http://www.acme.com/software/mini_httpd/[/url]
micro_httpd [url]http://www.acme.com/software/micro_httpd/[/url]

And many others...
(look here [url]http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=server&section=trove_cat&trove_cat_id=250&filte r=250[/url] for
example)

Mind you, I like Apache, but I am not sure about putting it on a 486... :o}

Have a nice day,