Apache Server 2.0
A Beginner's Guide
Published on 5. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
588 pages
978-0-07-219183-7 (ISBN)
Description
This work offers clear and straightforward instructions for tasks ranging from basic to technical, as well as the background information required for an administrator to understand the history of the server and how best to run it in today's Web environment. It contains information on running Apache with different platforms, including UNIX-based systems like Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris; Windows products, including NT and Windows 2000; and Mac OS X. There are eight pages of blueprints which demonstrate the differences between Apache Server and IIS 5 and diagrams showing Apache running on different operating systems.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
997 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-219183-7 (9780072191837)
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Kate Wrightson (Athens, GA) has been running Apache on a small network for several years (since the early days of the server) and spends a lot of time working with the Web and the Usenet newsgroup creation process. Wrightson has several years of Linux experience and more than 10 years of experience using Unix. She has co-authored five books which have been targeted at the same audience as Apache: The Beginner's Guide including Mastering Unix, KDE for Dummies, and Osborne's WordPerfect Suite 2000 for Linux: The Official Guide and Corel Linux Starter Kit: The Official Guide.
Content
Part I - Introducing Apache; Ch. 1: History and Background of Apache; Ch. 2: Preparing for Apache; Part II - Installing Apache; Ch. 3: Installing Apache from Binaries; Ch. 4: Installing Apache from Source Code; Ch. 5: Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Apache; Ch. 6: Running a Heterogeneous Network; Ch. 7: Apache Modules; Part III - Configuring Apache; Ch. 8: Configuration Files; Ch. 9: Testing Apache Configuration; Ch. 10: Booting the Server; Ch. 11: Configuring the Site; Ch. 12. Dealing with Innovation (mod_perl: A Case Study); Part IV - Apache Administration; Ch. 13: Logs; Ch. 14: Disk Management; Ch. 15: Performance Tuning; Ch. 16: Dealing with Users; Ch. 17: Serving Compliant HTML; Part V - Beyond the Basics: Advanced Apache Topics; Ch. 18: MIME and Other Encoding; Ch. 19: CGI - The Common Gateway Interface; Ch. 20: SSI - Server Side Includes; Ch. 21: Image Maps; Ch. 22: CSS - Cascading Style Sheets; Ch. 23: Virtual Domain Hosting; Ch. 24: E-Commerce; Part VI - Security and Apache; Ch. 25: Basic Security Concerns; Ch. 26: What to Do If You Get Cracked; Ch. 27: SSL - Secure Socket Layer; Ch. 28: Firewalls; Ch. 29: Proxies; Part VIII - Appendices; Appendix A: Internet Resources; Appendix B: Using a Unix Text Editor; Appendix C: Glossary; Appendix D: Common Unix Commands; Appendix E: Apache Configuration Files