Apache Server 2 Bible, 2nd Edition

by Mohammed J. Kabir

• ISBN13: 9780764548215
• ISBN10: 0764548212
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Best-selling author Mohammed Kabir expands coverage to include how to make practical use of the Apache Server. Written in the Bible's well-known comprehensive style, this book covers the "new" release of the award-winning Apache Web Server software.

Author Biography

<b>Mohammed J. Kabir</b> is the Chief Technology Officer and a co-founder of Intevo, Inc. His company (www.intevo.com) uses Linux as the platform for its INTEVO MAIL service. When he is not busy managing software projects or writing books, Kabir enjoys riding mountain bikes and watching sci-fi movies. Kabir studied computer engineering at California State University, Sacramento, and is also the author of <I>Apache Server Bible, Apache Server Administrator's Handbook, Red Hat« Linux« 6 Server, Red Hat« Linux« Administrator's Handbook</I>, and <I>CGI Primer Plus for Windows</I>. You can contact Kabir via e-mail at [e-mail] or visit his personal Web site at http://www.nitec.com.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Part I: Getting Started	1	(156)
Apache: The Number One Web Server	3	(10)
Obtaining and Installing Apache	13	(18)
Getting Apache Up and Running	31	(24)
Configuring Apache with Winnt MPM Directives	55	(50)
Apache Modules	105	(52)
Part II: Web Site Administration	157	(162)
Hosting Virtual Web Sites	159	(22)
Authenticating and Authorizing Web Site Visitors	181	(32)
Monitoring Access to Apache	213	(26)
Rewriting Your URLs	239	(26)
Setting up a Proxy Server	265	(28)
Running Perfect Web Sites	293	(26)
Part III: Running Web Applications	319	(174)
Running CGI Scripts	321	(56)
Server Side Includes (SSI)	377	(22)
Configuring Apache for FastCGI	399	(22)
PHP and Apache	421	(34)
Using Perl with Apache	455	(14)
Running Java Servlets and JSP Pages with Tomcat	469	(24)
Part IV: Securing Your Web Site	493	(74)
Web Security	495	(48)
Securing Apache with SSL	543	(24)
Part V: Running Apache on Windows	567	(24)
Installing and Running Apache for Windows	569	(10)
Configuring Apache for Windows	579	(12)
Part VI: Tuning for Performance and Scalability	591	(114)
Speeding Up Apache	593	(44)
Creating a High-Availability Network	637	(68)
Appendix A: HTTP 1.1 Status Codes	705	(4)
Appendix B: Understanding Regular Expressions	709	(4)
Appendix C: Online Apache Resources	713	(6)
Appendix D: What's on the CD-ROM?	719	(4)
Index	723	(32)
End-User License Agreement	755