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Apache Server 2.0 A Beginner's Guide

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ISBN-10: 007219183X

ISBN-13: 9780072191837

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kate Wrightson

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List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 9/5/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Installing Apache
History and Background of Apache
What Is Apache?
Development and History of the Apache Project
Open Source Software
How Apache Works
Features of Apache 2.0
Summary
Preparing for Apache
Locating and Downloading Apache
Preparing the Web Server Machine
Identifying and Removing Prior Servers
Using Apache with Unix
Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Apache
Identifying Previous Apache Installations
Should You Upgrade?
Summary
Installing Apache
Installing Apache from Binaries
Installing Apache from Source Code
Summary
Running a Heterogeneous Network
Samba for Windows Users
netatalk for Macintosh Users
When You Run Multiple Flavors of Unix
Summary
Apache Modules
How Apache Modules Work
The Default Modules
Locating Modules Not Included with Basic Packages
Installing Modules
Summary
Configuring and Running Apache
Configuring and Testing Apache
The Apache Configuration Files
Configuring Apache for Unix
Configuring Apache for Windows
The apachect1 Utility
Summary
Managing the Apache Server
Controlling Apache with Direct Commands
Using apachect1
Starting Apache Automatically At System Boot
Defining the File System
Summary
Dealing with Innovation (mod_perl: A Case Study)
When to Use a New Idea
Finding New Modules and Shortcuts
The mod_perl Module
Security Versus Innovation
Summary
Apache Administration
Logs
Apache Logs
Finding the Logs
How to Read Logs
Configuring Logs
The mod_log_config Module
Useful Log Tricks
Summary
Disk Management
File system Management
Disk Partitions
Moving Content
Disk Quotas
File and Directory Permissions
Summary
Performance Tuning
Why Tune?
Streamlining Your Apache Installation
Unnecessary Modules
Load Balancing
Tracking Site Use
Summary
Dealing with Users
The Human Side of Administration
Setting Quotas
Setting Policies
Unix User Management
Summary
Serving Compliant HTML
What Is the World Wide Web Consortium?
HTML Standards
Setting Appropriate Server Policies
Summary
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Apache Topics
MIME and Other Encoding
What Is MIME?
MIME Types and Apache Configuration
Character Sets
Summary
CGI: The Common Gateway Interface
The Common Gateway Interface
CGI and Apache
Obtaining CGI Scripts
Uses for CGI on Your Site
CGI and Security
Writing Your Own CGI Scripts
Summary
Image Maps
Web Navigation
Constructing Image Maps
Enabling Image Maps
Serving Image Maps: mod_imap
Maintaining Accessibility
Summary
Using Apache to Save Time: SSI and CSS
Server Side Includes
Configuring SSI
Working with SSI Variables
SSI Commands
Cascading Style Sheets
Making Web Pages Accessible
Summary
Virtual Domain Hosting
Virtual Domains
Should You Host Virtual Domains?
Working with the Domain Name Server
Configuring Virtual Domains
Virtual Domain Services: E-Mail
Summary
E-Commerce
What Is E-Commerce, Anyway?
Security and E-Commerce
Adding E-Commerce Elements to Your Site
Choosing an E-Commerce Provider
Summary
Security and Apache
Basic Security Concerns
Security Self-Evaluation
Access
Availability
Resources
Software and Practices for Secure Operation
Summary
What to Do If You Get Cracked
Noticing the Crack
Finding and Fixing Vulnerabilities
Preventive Measures
Security Breach Checklists
Summary
SSL: The Secure Socket Layer
What Is SSL?
How SSL Works with Apache
Using SSL as a Module
Summary
Firewalls and Proxies
What Is a Firewall?
Choosing a Firewall
Firewall Structures
Administering a Firewall
What Is a Proxy?
Choosing and Compiling a Proxy Package
Configuring a SOCKS Proxy
The mod_proxy Module
Summary
Appendices
Internet Resources
Web Sites
Newsgroups
Mailing Lists
Getting Involved with the Apache Community
Related Resources
Using a Unix Text Editor
GNU Emacs
pico
Summary
Glossary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Common Unix Commands
Apache Configuration Files
httpd-std.conf
httpd-win.conf
highperformance-std.conf
Index