Installing Apache On A VPS

Many people are turning to Apache as a web based solution to web hosting services. Virtual servers are the choice of some business for their web hosting, some businesses hosts their sites on dedicated servers, while many businesses are hosting their sites on shared servers. There is a difference between dedicated servers and a virtual server, because there are more users hosting different sites on the virtual server. However, in a dedicated server as the name implies, the server is only used by one company for a single website. Yet there are some things that a UK VPS has in common with dedicated servers. One of such things is that users on a Virtual server are independent of the actions of other users on the virtual server. This is due to the fact that the server is normally partitioned into parts to keep the users separated. And dedicated servers are known to be the hallmark and the best option for user independence.

To install Apache on a virtual server you have to know some things from the onset. To have a smooth and flawless installation, you also have to do some things.

Firstly, you need to know that there are different operating systems which may be on different servers. Linux operating systems, Windows operating system and Macintosh operating system are only but a few of the operating system that could be on different servers. The operating systems that are available that can be on any server are more than one or two. Therefore, it is very important, that you are aware if you have a Linux or Windows virtual server before trying to install Apache. Otherwise, you could run into troubled waters, because if you only know how to install Apache on a Windows operating system and the server happens to have a Linux operating system, there is bound to be problems. You also need to put into consideration, the version of Apache that you want to install.

You should have it at the back of your mind that Apache is the most used web server on Linux operating systems. Therefore, running your server on Linux operating system might be a very good idea. You should also remember that there are three different versions of Apache available, namely version 1.3, 2.0, and 2.2 respectively. Do not forget that the version 2.0 is the recommended version for running on Windows XP. The version 2.2 is not yet supported by some software such as PHP.

After, you made your decision about the version that you need, you can proceed to download the version from, Apache HTTP server download page, and also remember to download the Win 32 binary. After you might have settled all the issues above, it is only a matter of time before you install Apache on your server. All you need to do is to follow the installation prompt and before you know it Apache would be running on your UK VPS and you can have an enhanced web hosting server.

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