Network Professional's Library

A Beginner's Guide

By: Kate Wrightson

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Paperback | 5 September 2001

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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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Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. xxv
Installing Apache
History and Background of Apache	p. 3
What Is Apache?	p. 4
Development and History of the Apache Project	p. 5
Open Source Software	p. 6
How Apache Works	p. 9
Features of Apache 2.0	p. 10
Summary	p. 11
Preparing for Apache	p. 13
Locating and Downloading Apache	p. 14
Preparing the Web Server Machine	p. 16
Identifying and Removing Prior Servers	p. 18
Using Apache with Unix	p. 20
Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Apache	p. 24
Identifying Previous Apache Installations	p. 24
Should You Upgrade?	p. 27
Summary	p. 28
Installing Apache	p. 29
Installing Apache from Binaries	p. 30
Installing Apache from Source Code	p. 35
Summary	p. 44
Running a Heterogeneous Network	p. 47
Samba for Windows Users	p. 48
netatalk for Macintosh Users	p. 51
When You Run Multiple Flavors of Unix	p. 57
Summary	p. 60
Apache Modules	p. 61
How Apache Modules Work	p. 62
The Default Modules	p. 63
Locating Modules Not Included with Basic Packages	p. 86
Installing Modules	p. 87
Summary	p. 88
Configuring and Running Apache
Configuring and Testing Apache	p. 91
The Apache Configuration Files	p. 93
Configuring Apache for Unix	p. 93
Configuring Apache for Windows	p. 116
The apachect1 Utility	p. 118
Summary	p. 119
Managing the Apache Server	p. 121
Controlling Apache with Direct Commands	p. 122
Using apachect1	p. 125
Starting Apache Automatically At System Boot	p. 127
Defining the File System	p. 132
Summary	p. 135
Dealing with Innovation (mod_perl: A Case Study)	p. 137
When to Use a New Idea	p. 139
Finding New Modules and Shortcuts	p. 140
The mod_perl Module	p. 151
Security Versus Innovation	p. 154
Summary	p. 155
Apache Administration
Logs	p. 159
Apache Logs	p. 160
Finding the Logs	p. 161
How to Read Logs	p. 162
Configuring Logs	p. 162
The mod_log_config Module	p. 167
Useful Log Tricks	p. 168
Summary	p. 172
Disk Management	p. 173
File system Management	p. 174
Disk Partitions	p. 175
Moving Content	p. 176
Disk Quotas	p. 179
File and Directory Permissions	p. 180
Summary	p. 183
Performance Tuning	p. 185
Why Tune?	p. 186
Streamlining Your Apache Installation	p. 188
Unnecessary Modules	p. 194
Load Balancing	p. 195
Tracking Site Use	p. 197
Summary	p. 199
Dealing with Users	p. 201
The Human Side of Administration	p. 202
Setting Quotas	p. 203
Setting Policies	p. 204
Unix User Management	p. 206
Summary	p. 208
Serving Compliant HTML	p. 209
What Is the World Wide Web Consortium?	p. 210
HTML Standards	p. 211
Setting Appropriate Server Policies	p. 225
Summary	p. 226
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Apache Topics
MIME and Other Encoding	p. 229
What Is MIME?	p. 230
MIME Types and Apache Configuration	p. 237
Character Sets	p. 256
Summary	p. 259
CGI: The Common Gateway Interface	p. 261
The Common Gateway Interface	p. 262
CGI and Apache	p. 263
Obtaining CGI Scripts	p. 268
Uses for CGI on Your Site	p. 270
CGI and Security	p. 276
Writing Your Own CGI Scripts	p. 278
Summary	p. 280
Image Maps	p. 281
Web Navigation	p. 283
Constructing Image Maps	p. 284
Enabling Image Maps	p. 289
Serving Image Maps: mod_imap	p. 290
Maintaining Accessibility	p. 293
Summary	p. 294
Using Apache to Save Time: SSI and CSS	p. 295
Server Side Includes	p. 296
Configuring SSI	p. 298
Working with SSI Variables	p. 302
SSI Commands	p. 303
Cascading Style Sheets	p. 306
Making Web Pages Accessible	p. 309
Summary	p. 310
Virtual Domain Hosting	p. 311
Virtual Domains	p. 312
Should You Host Virtual Domains?	p. 313
Working with the Domain Name Server	p. 315
Configuring Virtual Domains	p. 317
Virtual Domain Services: E-Mail	p. 322
Summary	p. 323
E-Commerce	p. 325
What Is E-Commerce, Anyway?	p. 327
Security and E-Commerce	p. 329
Adding E-Commerce Elements to Your Site	p. 332
Choosing an E-Commerce Provider	p. 336
Summary	p. 339
Security and Apache
Basic Security Concerns	p. 343
Security Self-Evaluation	p. 344
Access	p. 346
Availability	p. 347
Resources	p. 348
Software and Practices for Secure Operation	p. 350
Summary	p. 354
What to Do If You Get Cracked	p. 355
Noticing the Crack	p. 356
Finding and Fixing Vulnerabilities	p. 358
Preventive Measures	p. 359
Security Breach Checklists	p. 360
Summary	p. 367
SSL: The Secure Socket Layer	p. 369
What Is SSL?	p. 370
How SSL Works with Apache	p. 377
Using SSL as a Module	p. 379
Summary	p. 381
Firewalls and Proxies	p. 383
What Is a Firewall?	p. 384
Choosing a Firewall	p. 387
Firewall Structures	p. 388
Administering a Firewall	p. 395
What Is a Proxy?	p. 395
Choosing and Compiling a Proxy Package	p. 396
Configuring a SOCKS Proxy	p. 397
The mod_proxy Module	p. 398
Summary	p. 399
Appendices
Internet Resources	p. 403
Web Sites	p. 404
Newsgroups	p. 408
Mailing Lists	p. 410
Getting Involved with the Apache Community	p. 412
Related Resources	p. 412
Using a Unix Text Editor	p. 417
GNU Emacs	p. 424
pico	p. 429
Summary	p. 432
Glossary	p. 433
A	p. 434
B	p. 434
C	p. 435
D	p. 438
E	p. 439
F	p. 439
G	p. 440
H	p. 440
I	p. 442
L	p. 443
M	p. 443
N	p. 445
O	p. 445
P	p. 446
Q	p. 448
R	p. 448
S	p. 449
T	p. 452
U	p. 453
V	p. 453
W	p. 454
X	p. 454
Common Unix Commands	p. 455
Apache Configuration Files	p. 479
httpd-std.conf	p. 481
httpd-win.conf	p. 500
highperformance-std.conf	p. 518
Index	p. 521
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