Installing IBM HTTP Server
This article describes how to install IBM® HTTP Server.
Before you begin
The IBM HTTP Server product is included in the media package when you order any of the WebSphere® Application Server for IBM i products. It is not a required product. To install the product on a non-IBM i server, use the following instructions.
Install the IBM HTTP Server product and its plug-in, or install a plug-in for another supported web server to enable the web server to work with WebSphere Application Server.
To use a web server other than IBM HTTP Server, install and configure the web server before or after installing the WebSphere Application Server product but before installing the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
About this task
Refer to the documentation for IBM HTTP Server for detailed information on installation steps, configuring the web server for SSL, the Fast Response Cache Accelerator, or Apache directives.
What to do next
The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool configures supported web servers. You can also manually configure supported Web servers for WebSphere Application Server as described in Editing web server configuration files.
You can manually configure supported Web servers for WebSphere Application Server as described in Editing web server configuration files.
The Global Security Kit (GSKit) installation image files for the WebSphere Web server plug-ins are packaged on the CD with the web server plug-in files. If you want to use GSKIT, you can download the appropriate GSKIT file to the workstation on which your web server is running.