How To Install Apache from source on freeBSD 11.1

Next, download the apache source code and apr and apr-util, using the following commands.

root@linuxhelp11:~ # wget http://www-us.apache.org/dist//httpd/httpd-2.4.33.tar.gz
--2018-04-22 06:18:47--  http://www-us.apache.org/dist//httpd/httpd-2.4.33.tar.gz
Resolving www-us.apache.org (www-us.apache.org)... 140.211.11.105
Connecting to www-us.apache.org (www-us.apache.org)|140.211.11.105|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 9076901 (8.7M) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ' httpd-2.4.33.tar.gz' 

httpd-2.4.33.tar.gz             100%[=====================================================> ]   8.66M  24.0MB/s    in 0.4s    

2018-04-22 06:19:07 (24.0 MB/s) - ' httpd-2.4.33.tar.gz'  saved [9076901/9076901]

root@linuxhelp11:~ # wget https://github.com/apache/apr/archive/1.6.2.tar.gz -O apr-1.6.2.tar.gz
--2018-04-22 06:20:40--  https://github.com/apache/apr/archive/1.6.2.tar.gz
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.112, 192.30.253.113
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.112|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/apache/apr/tar.gz/1.6.2 [following]
--2018-04-22 06:20:45--  https://codeload.github.com/apache/apr/tar.gz/1.6.2
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.120, 192.30.253.121
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.120|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ' apr-1.6.2.tar.gz' 

apr-1.6.2.tar.gz                    [           < =>                                         ] 713.68K   276KB/s    in 2.6s    

2018-04-22 06:20:49 (276 KB/s) - ' apr-1.6.2.tar.gz'  saved [730808]

root@linuxhelp11:~ # wget https://github.com/apache/apr-util/archive/1.6.0.tar.gz -O apr-util-1.6.0.tar.gz
--2018-04-22 06:20:50--  https://github.com/apache/apr-util/archive/1.6.0.tar.gz
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113, 192.30.253.112
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/apache/apr-util/tar.gz/1.6.0 [following]
--2018-04-22 06:20:52--  https://codeload.github.com/apache/apr-util/tar.gz/1.6.0
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.120, 192.30.253.121
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.120|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ' apr-util-1.6.0.tar.gz' 

apr-util-1.6.0.tar.gz               [        < =>                                            ] 424.25K   229KB/s    in 1.8s    

2018-04-22 06:20:55 (229 KB/s) - ' apr-util-1.6.0.tar.gz'  saved [434431]

Now, extract downloaded files.

root@linuxhelp11:~ # tar -xf httpd-2.4.33.tar.gz
root@linuxhelp11:~ #   tar -xf apr-1.6.2.tar.gz
root@linuxhelp11:~ # tar -xf apr-util-1.6.0.tar.gz

Move the apr and apr-util to httpd-2.4.33/srclib/ location.

root@linuxhelp11:~ # mv apr-1.6.2 httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr
root@linuxhelp11:~ # mv apr-util-1.6.0 httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr-util

And then enter into httpd directory.

root@linuxhelp11:~ # cd httpd-2.4.33

To build configuration script, execute the following buildconf script file as follows.

root@linuxhelp11:~/httpd-2.4.33 # ./buildconf
found apr source: srclib/apr
found apr-util source: srclib/apr-util
rebuilding srclib/apr/configure
buildconf: checking installation...
buildconf: python version 2.7.14 (ok)
buildconf: autoconf version 2.69 (ok)
buildconf: libtool version 2.4.6 (ok)
buildconf: copying libtool helper files using /usr/local/bin/libtoolize
buildconf: creating include/arch/unix/apr_private.h.in ...
buildconf: creating configure ...
buildconf: generating ' make'  outputs ...
buildconf: rebuilding rpm spec file
rebuilding srclib/apr-util/configure

Looking for apr source in /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr
Creating include/private/apu_config.h ...
Creating configure ...
Generating ' make'  outputs ...
rebuilding rpm spec file
copying build files
rebuilding include/ap_config_auto.h.in
rebuilding configure
rebuilding rpm spec file
fixing timestamps for ap_expr sources

Configure apache using the following command. You can change the default Apache installation directory path, here I have mentioned /usr/apache directory path.

root@linuxhelp11:~/httpd-2.4.33 # ./configure --enable-ssl --enable-so --with-mpm=event --with-included-apr-liconv --prefix=/usr/apache
checking for chosen layout... Apache
checking for working mkdir -p... yes
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.1
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.1
checking target system type... x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.1
configure: 
configure: Configuring Apache Portable Runtime library...
configure: 
checking for APR... reconfig
configuring package in srclib/apr now
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.1
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-freebsd11.1
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config.status: creating build/rules.mk
config.status: creating build/pkg/pkginfo
config.status: creating build/config_vars.sh
config.status: creating include/ap_config_auto.h
config.status: executing default commands
configure: summary of build options:

    Server Version: 2.4.33
    Install prefix: /usr/apache
    C compiler:     cc
    CFLAGS:          -g -O2  
    CPPFLAGS:          
    LDFLAGS:          -L/usr/local/lib  
    LIBS:             
    C preprocessor: cc &ndash E

Compile the configured file using the following command

root@linuxhelp11:~/httpd-2.4.33 # make
Making all in srclib
Making all in apr
/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/build/mkdir.sh tools
/bin/sh /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/libtool --silent --mode=compile cc -g -O2   -DHAVE_CONFIG_H     -I./include -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/arch/unix -I./include/arch/unix -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/arch/unix -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/private -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/private  -o tools/gen_test_char.lo -c tools/gen_test_char.c & &  touch tools/gen_test_char.lo
/bin/sh /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/libtool --silent --mode=link cc -g -O2   -DHAVE_CONFIG_H     -I./include -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/arch/unix -I./include/arch/unix -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/arch/unix -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/private -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/private    -no-install    -o tools/gen_test_char tools/gen_test_char.lo    -lcrypt  -lpthread
/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/build/mkdir.sh include/private
mkdir include/private
tools/gen_test_char >  include/private/apr_escape_test_char.h
/bin/sh /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/libtool --silent --mode=compile cc -g -O2   -DHAVE_CONFIG_H     -I./include -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/arch/unix -I./include/arch/unix -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/arch/unix -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/private -I/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/private  -o encoding/apr_escape.lo -c encoding/apr_escape.c & &  touch encoding/apr_escape.lo
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cc: warning: -liconv: ' linker'  input unused [-Wunused-command-line-argument]
/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/libtool --silent --mode=link cc  -g -O2  -liconv   -L/usr/local/lib      -o mod_rewrite.la -rpath /usr/apache/modules -module -avoid-version  mod_rewrite.lo 

After compiling, install Apache using the following command.

root@linuxhelp11:~/httpd-2.4.33 # make install
Making install in srclib
Making install in apr
/root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/build/mkdir.sh /usr/apache/lib /usr/apache/bin /usr/apache/build  /usr/apache/lib/pkgconfig /usr/apache/include
mkdir /usr/apache
mkdir /usr/apache/lib
mkdir /usr/apache/bin
mkdir /usr/apache/build
mkdir /usr/apache/lib/pkgconfig
mkdir /usr/apache/include
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/apr.h /usr/apache/include
for f in /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/include/apr_*.h  do  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ${f} /usr/apache/include   done
/bin/sh /root/httpd-2.4.33/srclib/apr/libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c -m 755 libapr-1.la /usr/apache/lib
libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c -m 755 .libs/libapr-1.so.0.6.2 /usr/apache/lib/libapr-1.so.0.6.2
libtool: install: (cd /usr/apache/lib & &  { ln -s -f libapr-1.so.0.6.2 libapr-1.so.0 || { rm -f libapr-1.so.0 & &  ln -s libapr-1.so.0.6.2 libapr-1.so.0  }  })
libtool: install: (cd /usr/apache/lib & &  { ln -s -f libapr-1.so.0.6.2 libapr-1.so || { rm -f libapr-1.so & &  ln -s libapr-1.so.0.6.2 libapr-1.so  }  })
libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c -m 755 .libs/libapr-1.lai /usr/apache/lib/libapr-1.la
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Installing build system files
Installing man pages and online manual
mkdir /usr/apache/man
mkdir /usr/apache/man/man1
mkdir /usr/apache/man/man8
mkdir /usr/apache/manual

Installation is complete. Now, go to the installed location and list it.

root@linuxhelp11:~/httpd-2.4.33 # cd /usr/apache/
root@linuxhelp11:/usr/apache # ll
total 56 
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 bin/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 build/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 cgi-bin/
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 conf/
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel  1024 Apr 22 05:17 error/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 htdocs/
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel  4096 Apr 22 05:17 icons/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel  3584 Apr 22 05:17 include/
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 lib/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 logs/
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  wheel   512 Apr 22 05:17 man/
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  wheel  6144 Apr 22 05:17 manual/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel  2560 Apr 22 05:17 modules/

If you want to check for version, give the following command.

root@linuxhelp11: #  /usr/apache/bin/apachectl -v
Server version: Apache/2.4.33 (Unix)
Server built:   Apr 22 2018 05:15:25

Now, we are going to create daemon for apache. in order to do that we need to create a new file in rc.d location and add the following lines.

root@linuxhelp11:/bin # vim /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache24
. /etc/rc.subr

name=" apache24" 
rcvar=" apache24_enable" 

command=" /usr/apache/bin/apachectl" 
_pidprefix=" /usr/apache/logs/httpd" 
pidfile=" ${_pidprefix}.pid" 
required_files=/usr/apache/conf/httpd.conf

start_cmd=" test_start" 
stop_cmd=" test_stop" 
status_cmd=" test_status" 

test_start() {
         ${command}
    
}

test_status() {
        if [ -e ${pidfile} ]  then
                echo ${name} is running...
        else
                echo ${name} is not running.
        fi
}

test_stop() {
        if [ -e ${pidfile} ]  then
                kill `cat ${pidfile}` 
        else
                echo ${name} is not running?
        fi
}

load_rc_config $name
run_rc_command " $1" 

root@linuxhelp11:  # chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache24

root@linuxhelp11:/bin # echo ' apache24_enable=" YES" '  > >  /etc/rc.conf

root@linuxhelp11:/bin # service apache24 start

root@linuxhelp11:/bin # service apache24 status
apache24 is running...