January 2003
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
5h 47m
English
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Chapter 8. Information Servers
Hacks #76-100
Linux is a powerful platform for building information servers. But the information systems themselves are rarely a part of Linux. Usually, Linux is simply a “life support system” for more complicated, dedicated information services.
In this final section, we’ll look at three major applications. They all run quite well on Linux and have become the backbone of Internet information services. BIND (by the Internet Software Consortium) is by far the most common DNS information server on the planet, serving the Domain Name to IP address information that keeps the Internet running. For more generic information needs, MySQL is a very lightweight, fast, and scalable SQL database that drives many enterprise network applications. Finally, when it comes to serving information to users, Apache is by far the most popular web server on the planet. Apache is run on more servers than all of the rest of the known web servers combined and for good reason: it is mature, stable, fast, and full of useful and interesting features.
If you’re looking for more information about running any of these packages, consult the online documentation for each. These applications are running the current incarnation of the Internet, and have been widely and extensively documented. In addition, O’Reilly has a number of good books on all three applications, such as DNS and Bind, MySQL Reference Manual, and Apache: The Definitive Guide to name a few. MySQL by Paul DuBois ...
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