Automatically start programs after rebooting

In order to start programs automatically at boot (hard drive installation), the file /etc/inittab must be supplemented.

In order to start Apache and Mysql automatically for example, the following lines must be inserted (you have to be root in order to be able to do that):

:code:ms::once:/etc/init.d/mysql start
ap::once:/etc/init.d/apache start:code:

And there you have a Web server always functioning!!

More on this topic can be found here for example at : http://howtos.linux.com/howtos/HighQuality-Apps-HOWTO/boot.shtml∞