<h2><a name="req" id="req">Operating System Requirements</a></h2>
<p>The primary Windows platform for running Apache 2.0 is Windows
NT. The binary installer only works with the x86 family of
processors, such as Intel and AMD processors. Running Apache on
Windows 9x is not thoroughly tested, and it is never recommended on
production systems.
</p>
<p>On all operating systems, TCP/IP networking must be installed
and working. If running on Windows 95, the Winsock 2 upgrade must
be installed. Winsock 2 for Windows 95 can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/WUAdminTools/S_WUNetworkingTools/W95Sockets2/Default.asp">here</a>.
</p>
<p>On Windows NT 4.0, installing Service Pack 6 is strongly
recommended, as Service Pack 4 created known issues with TCP/IP
and Winsock integrity that were resolved in later Service Packs.</p>
<h2><a name="test" id="test">Testing the Installation</a></h2>
<p>After starting Apache (either in a console window or as a
service) it will be listening on port 80 (unless you changed the
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mpm_common.html#listen">Listen</a></code> directive in the
configuration files or installed Apache only for the current user).
To connect to the server and access the default page, launch a
browser and enter this URL:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
http://localhost/
</code></p></div>
<p>Apache should respond with a welcome page and a link to the
Apache manual. If nothing happens or you get an error, look in the
<code>error.log</code> file in the <code>logs</code> subdirectory.
If your host is not connected to the net, or if you have serious
problems with your DNS (Domain Name Service) configuration, you
may have to use this URL:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
http://127.0.0.1/
</code></p></div>
<p>If you happen to be running Apache on an alternate port, you
need to explicitly put that in the URL:</p>
<div class="example"><p><code>
http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</code></p></div>
<p>Once your basic installation is working, you should configure it
properly by editing the files in the <code>conf</code> subdirectory.
Again, if you change the configuration of the Windows NT service
for Apache, first attempt to start it from the command line to
make sure that the service starts with no errors.</p>
<p>Because Apache <strong>cannot</strong> share the same port with
another TCP/IP application, you may need to stop, uninstall or reconfigure
certain other services before running Apache. These conflicting
services include other WWW servers and some firewall implementations.
</p>
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