katiwhompas - 1:33 am on Mar 1, 2009 (gmt 0)

Okay, I see clear instructions... great.

But, I am thrown off by one little issue.

My installation of Apache2 (ver 2.2) from Debian has nothing in the /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file. It is blank. According to your thread this is where I will put in my virtual host configuration statement.

In the /etc/apache2/apache2.conf there is a instruction to use it for the virtual host configuration statement.

I am not certain if it makes a difference which I use. Also I run into other site instructions that say I need Bind9. I really do not think I need DNS for a simple, well sort-of simple test server... But again, I am not sure of this.

This is my main issue. I just do not understand the foundation of how Apache and the misc. components of software works and as such I am uncertain of what the heck to do when I see an inconsistancy. I admit I am tired of modifying the httpd.conf in my old setup and I wonder if I need to put the basic original based on the Rob McCool, NCSA server configuration file that I used to see in the older Apache instalation? Then modify that as per instructions? Or use the Apache2.conf area to make the statements? There has got to be some kind of primer for this stuff? Where?

Well, now that I have degenerated into repeating myself I will let it go and search about some more. I will wander back later to check on my post... Thanks.