Essential Apache for Web Professionals

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall PTR
• Edition: 1st Edition December 10, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0130649309
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130649300
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 14.4 ounces

Product Review
Try as they might, commercial software publishers have been unable to deny Apache its large slice of the Web server pie. As long as the community of developers keeps developing modules to give "a patchy server" new functionality while maintaining its rock-solid core, Apache is very likely to retain its market share. Which means you--as a system administrator, Web application developer, security administrator, or anyone else with Web-related responsibilities--need to be conversant in the ways of Apache. Essential Apache for Web Professionals presents critical information about the open-source Web server in a concise and easily portable format. You'll find the same information in Apache's extensive archive of online documentation, but you may prefer a printed document and Scott Hawkins's style is fairly easy to follow. You might want to take a look at Apache: The Definitive Guide as well, though that book is pretty elderly now.

In a typical section, Hawkins explains how to compile the mod_perl section into HTTPd, the Apache daemon. He explains why you'd want to do so, then shows how to do the compilation at the command line. He leaves out some details, though, when he uses some command line options and doesn't say what they do. Coverage of global behavior directives is much better, though, and readers leave with a good idea of how to install and configure Apache (especially under Unix and Linux) and enable key features, like virtual hosting of multiple sites. --David Wall

Topics covered: How to install, configure, and extend the Apache HTTP server. The author treats Apache in a generic way that should be relevant to any recent release of the server.

Product Description
This concise, practical, example-rich guide teaches Web professionals exactly what they need to know to achieve high-quality results with Apache, the world's #1 Web server software. Essential Apache for Web Professionals offers no-nonsense, to-the-point coverage designed around real-world examples and configuration directives. Start by downloading and installing Apache; then, walk step-by-step through basic runtime configuration. Learn how to use virtual hosting to run multiple sites from the same Apache server; how to serve dynamic content; integrate Apache with Web databases; tune Apache for improved performance; and much more. The book's extensive cross-referencing helps you find any technique fast -- and its companion Web site contains downloadable configuration directives, plus a wide range of bonus Apache resources. For every Web professional who requirements to administer an Apache system, or wants to learn Apache fast.