Classic Apache Examples

Author: (USA) Coar, (USA) Bowen
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Apache is currently the most widely used web server globally. Although Apache administrators can find a large number of files with instructions related to installation and configuration settings, it is often frustrating and confusing to find settings suitable for personal needs. Apache Classic Examples collects many practical examples, questions, and answers for web administrators, programmers, and other readers using Apache. Each question proposed in this book has a feasible answer or a "trick" (which readers can use immediately). However, this book does not just provide ready-to-cut-and-paste answers; it also explains how these solutions work and why they are effective. By slightly adjusting these solution techniques, you can definitely find the answer you need. The book starts with simple tasks like installing the server and gradually moves on to more complex tasks, such as securing and managing proxy servers, performance tuning, and adjusting password protection. This book guarantees to save you a lot of time. It includes configuration examples for the following topics:
· Redirecting and rewriting URLs;
· Denying access to requests that are not referenced;
· Running CGI programs as the file owner;
· Logging more detailed error and access logs;
· Separating logs for each server and updating log files monthly;
· Determining how much memory space the server needs;
· Optimizing symbolic links and process generation;
· Forwarding requests to other servers;
· Protecting server files from malicious attacks.
Apache is currently the most widely used web server globally. Although Apache administrators can find a large number of files with instructions related to installation and configuration settings, it is often frustrating and confusing to find settings suitable for personal needs. Apache Classic Examples collects many practical examples, questions, and answers for web administrators, programmers, and other readers using Apache. Each question proposed in this book has a feasible answer or a "trick" (which readers can use immediately). However, this book does not just provide ready-to-cut-and-paste answers; it also explains how these solutions work and why they are effective. By slightly adjusting these solution techniques, you can definitely find the answer you need. The book starts with simple tasks like installing the server and gradually moves on to more complex tasks, such as securing and managing proxy servers, performance tuning, and adjusting password protection. This book guarantees to save you a lot of time. It includes configuration examples for the following topics:
· Redirecting and rewriting URLs;
· Denying access to requests that are not referenced;
· Running CGI programs as the file owner;
· Logging more detailed error and access logs;
· Separating logs for each server and updating log files monthly;
· Determining how much memory space the server needs;
· Optimizing symbolic links and process generation;
· Forwarding requests to other servers;
· Protecting server files from malicious attacks.
Author Bio: Ken Coar is the Director and Vice President of the Apache Software Foundation and also a Senior Software Engineer at IBM. He has over 20 years of experience in network software and application development, system management, system programming, process analysis, technical support, and computer security. Ken is familiar with more than a dozen programming languages but most often writes programs in Perl, PHP, and C. Since 1992, he has been involved in work related to the World Wide Web, and since 1996, he has been working on Apache development. Ken is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and has participated in the development of the Internet RFC project for CGI. He is the author of Apache Server for Dummies and also one of the authors of Apache Server Unleashed. He maintains a blog—"The Rodent's Burrow"—at http://Ken.Coar.Org/burrow/.