
Apache Pocket Reference
Apache is far and away the most widely used web server in
the world, running on Windows NT as well as Unix and other
platforms. Probably one of the most popular pieces of open
source software in existence, it powers over half of the
world’s web sites and is still increasing its market share.
Apache forms the basis of a number of commercial web
servers, such as C2Net’s Stronghold, Covalent’s Raven, IBM
HTTP Server powered by Apache, and Red Hat Secure Server.
Apache is at the leading edge of web server development and
is often where new technologies are first implemented. It has
a flexible architecture that allows independent developers to
add their own functionality by way of modules, written either
in C or, with the advent of mod_ perl, in Perl.
This pocket reference summarizes Apache’s command-line
options and configuration directives. It covers Apache version
1.3.12, but is applicable to other versions as well as to web
servers derived from Apache.
For more information on Apache, visit the Apache Software
Foundation web site at http://www.apache.or g.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Stas Bekman, Gigi Estabrook, Tony
Finch, Martin Kraemer, Doug MacEachern, Catherine Mason,
Lenny Muellner, Madeleine Newell, and all my reviewers.
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