Installing IBM HTTP Server

IBM® HTTP Server is a web server that is based on the open source Apache HTTP Server.

Before you begin

[IBM i] 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 information and the IBM HTTP Server documentation.

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] 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 IBM HTTP Server documentation for detailed information on installation steps, configuring the web server for SSL, the Fast Response Cache Accelerator, or Apache directives.

What to do next

After installing the web server and the application server, install and configure the appropriate web server plug-in for a supported, installed web server. No further configuration is required for most web servers.

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows] 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.

[IBM i] You can manually configure supported Web servers for WebSphere Application Server as described in Editing web server configuration files.

The IBM 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 IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit), you can download the appropriate GSKIT file to the workstation on which your web server is running.