Apache: The Definitive Guide Vital Information for Apache Programmers and Administrators

By Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie
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Pages: 274
ISBN 10: 1-56592-250-6 | ISBN 13: 9781565922501

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Apache is far and away the most widely used Web server platform in the world. This book, written and reviewed by key members of the Apache Group, describes how to obtain, set up, and secure the Apache software. Includes CD-ROM with Apache sources and demo sites discussed in the book.
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The freeware Apache Web server runs on about half of the world's existing Web sites, and it is rapidly increasing in popularity. Apache: The Definitive Guide, written and reviewed by key members of the Apache Group, describes how to obtain, set up, and secure the Apache software. Apache was originally based on code and ideas found in the most popular HTTP server of the time: NCSA httpd 1.3 (early 1995). It has since evolved into a far superior system that can rival (and probably surpass) almost any other UNIX-based HTTP server in terms of functionality, efficiency, and speed. It has several new features (among which are highly configurable error messages, DBM-based authentication databases, and content negotiation). It also offers dramatically improved performance and fixes many bugs in the NCSA 1.3 code. Contents include:
  • The history of the Apache Group
  • Obtaining and compiling the server
  • Configuring and running Apache, including such topics as directory structures, virtual hosts, and CGI programming
  • The Apache Module API
  • Apache security
  • A complete list of configuration
With Apache: The Definitive Guide, Web administrators new to Apache can come up to speed more quickly than ever before by working through the tutorial demo. Experienced administrators and CGI programmers will find the reference sections indispensable. Apache: The Definitive Guide is the definitive documentation for the world's most popular Web server. Includes CD-ROM with Apache manuals and demo sites discussed in the book.

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"Apache, a freeware program, is one of the most popular server software used on the UNIX platform. The aim of this book is to show web administrators how to properly set up the Apache server.

"The first three chapters are a tutorial on how to set up web sites - using virtual hosting & Apache. The rest of the book covers the following subjects:

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Authentication Content & Language Arbitration Indexing Redirection Proxy Servers Server-Side Includes Logs The Apache API Writing Apache Modules Security

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