Apache Server Unleashed - Softcover

Bowen, Rich; Coar, Ken A. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672318083 ISBN 13: 9780672318085

Publisher: Sams, 2000

Synopsis

Apache Server Unleashed is designed for both the Apache Web developer and system administrator. Apache Server Unleashed teaches you how to extend the base server through CGI scripts and modules, with extensive advanced coverage on modules. This book teaches the system administrator how to fine-tune the server for specific traffic use. Some topics include how to start, stop and restart the server in order to update, retune, and address any general or disaster recovery issues. Learn underlying architecture of Apache Server, specifically security and authentication, as well as newer topics such as running Apache on Windows NT.

About this title

Review

The Apache Web server is one of the most fascinating success stories in the Internet software business. This open-source product has arguably become the most used Web server on the Net. Apache Server Unleashed offers traditional documentation of this unconventional product.

A key aspect of Apache is its modularity. Webmasters are free to custom-build Apache installations that precisely fit their needs by compiling only the software modules they want. The authors do a good job of exploring these possibilities but still manage to present the material in an organized, topical manner. They take a little time along the way to delve into some key related technologies such as Common Gateway Interface (CGI), cookies, Perl, and Personal Home Page (PHP)--a very popular server-side scripting language frequently used to add the smarts to Apache applications.

The chapters are all rather bite-size, making this book easy to digest for those with scattered chunks of reading time. To get the most from Apache, a solid understanding of C programming is a must. Even so, this book offers much for the nonprogrammer interested in learning about Apache. Included is a CD-ROM containing the source code for the Apache 1.3.9 release, as well as several third-party utilities like Comanche--a key administration tool. If you have experience with commercial Web servers and are curious what all the fuss is about with Apache, this title offers a well-rounded look at the hottest Web server around. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Installation, server configuration files, configuration with Comanche, MIME types, proxy and cache server use, CGI programming, server-side includes, cookie implementation, security and auditing, authentication, logging, Apache modules, Perl module, PHP module, and Apache API.

About the Author

Rich Bowen is President of RCBowen.com, an intranet consulting company. RCBowen.com's client list includes MindStep Corporation, DataBeam, General Motors Desert Proving Ground, and Textron. Rich has been administering Apache web sites since there was an Apache server. And before that, he was managing web sites running on NCSA HTTPd, on which Apache was built. Rich is currently running Apache on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Windows NT and Win95 machines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0672318083
• ISBN 13: 9780672318085
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1000