COnfiguring Apache 1.3.9

I have a Charles ****ens of a time configuring Apache 1.3.9.

According to Professional Apache by Peter Wainwright , you should be able to configure Apache 1.3.9. in the Apache_1.3.9 directory by using the following commands.

$./configure
$make install

Sounds easy enough...so lets say I get a little daring, because I like to pretend I'm competant, young and verile, and try to set up Apache as a dynamic server using the following command, as per the previously mentioned book ....

$./configure --enable-module=all --enable-shared=max

OK, text zooms by looks like its working. Now lets try the following command....

$make install

More zooming text scrolls along. I smile.. feel young and verile....

OK.. the moment of truth....

$/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl graceful

Boom.. OK, Apache's already running,, then it cant find the command in the
/usr/local/apache/bin directory because the file httpd.conf has been corrupted at the first line where the installed module list starts. The command

$httpd -l

confirms this....

I am really perplexed by this. I have tried several configurations to try and get one to set up modules so I can play with ssi and perl scripts.. but alas I can't get the epletive deleted thing to work. Is there a patch that needs to be installed, or is the book wrong? I know I should start working with Apache 1.3.19 at this point, but I'm stuck at this point for like 9 mos. (I gave it up for a while, depression cause by feelings of non-verility...)

Help!
lost

>> $./configure --enable-module=all --enable-shared=max

If that's what the book says, then trash your book immediately. You can use --enable-module=all but enable-module=max is recommended. You should also specify a --prefix option.

>> The command $httpd -l confirms this....

Confirmed what? How can you tell?

Sorry I wasn't more specific.

The command httpd -l confirmed that the httpd.conf file had been corrupted when I checked httpd.conf's syntax.

Yeah.. the book is written very obtusely and leaves much esoteric. The damn college I went to doesnt check to see if you have all the prerequisits when you sign up for a course, so I had to quick learn linux, perl, and some other software and am having a hell of a time cramming it. I gave it up for a bit just out of frustration, but a little more has sunk inn since then.

Thanks for posting a reply, I am very grateful.


Thank You,
lost