Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours [Paperback]

Daniel Lopez Ridruejo (Author), Ian Kallen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672323559 | ISBN-13: 978-0672323553 | Publication Date: June 22, 2002 | Edition: 1st

Sams Teach Yourself Apache in 24 Hours covers the installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of the Apache Web server, the most popular Internet Web server. It covers both the 1.3 and the new 2.0 versions of Apache.

Using a hands-on, task-oriented format, it concentrates on the most popular features and common quirks of the server.

The first part of the book helps the reader build, configure, and get started with Apache. After completing these chapters the reader will be able to start, stop, and monitor the Web server. He also will be able to serve both static content and dynamic content, customize the logs, and restrict access to certain parts of the Web server.

The second part of the book explains in detail the architecture of Apache and how to extend the server via third-party modules like PHP and Tomcat. It covers server performance and scalability, content management, and how to set up a secure server with SSL.

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Sams Teach Yourself Apache in 24 Hours covers the installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of the Apache Web server, the most popular Internet Web server. It covers both the 1.3 and the new 2.0 versions of Apache.

Using a hands-on, task-oriented format, it concentrates on the most popular features and common quirks of the server.

The first part of the book helps the reader build, configure, and get started with Apache. After completing these chapters the reader will be able to start, stop, and monitor the Web server. He also will be able to serve both static content and dynamic content, customize the logs, and restrict access to certain parts of the Web server.

The second part of the book explains in detail the architecture of Apache and how to extend the server via third-party modules like PHP and Tomcat. It covers server performance and scalability, content management, and how to set up a secure server with SSL.

About the Author

Daniel Lopez is a senior software engineer with Covalent Technologies, the leading provider of solutions for Apache. Lopez is a member of the Apache Software Foundation, he speaks regularly at open source and Apache conferences, and he is the author of the Comanche configuration tool for Apache¿which gives him a daily exposure to the problems new users face taking their first steps with Apache.

He enjoys teaching and writing and has published popular how-tos on Apache and Linux networking that have been translated into seven languages and included in several books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: SAMS; 1st edition (June 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672323559
• ISBN-13: 978-0672323553
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #96 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware > Internet & Networking

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners and worthwhile to buy!, October 19, 2003

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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours (Paperback)

Although the title of the book is Apache 2, and it contains full information about it, I learnt from it all the basic things you need to know related to web servers. Being a complete beginner, I learnt not just about Apache, but also about what are SSL, PHP, CGI's, Proxy servers and Tomcat through the book. Everything is explained in plain english and easy to understand. Each chapter has an introductory section that makes it much easier to understand. It's like having the author by your side guiding you.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginner/intermediate book, March 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours (Paperback)

I picked up the book when moving to Red Hat 8, which includes Apache 2 by default. My knowledge of web administration is limited to Apache 1.3 and this book does a good job of explaining what has changed which is what I was looking for. The book covers everything you would expect from a beginner Apache book such as installation, configuration, logging and some others that I did not such as PHP, mod_perl and Tomcat. I only use PHP, so I cannot comment on the others. I liked the simple, no-nonsense approach of the author to the topics and you can also tell he knows his stuff.
The SSL chapter is the best one I have read on the topic.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great web administration book, June 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours (Paperback)

This is an excellent book if you are interested in learning how to administer Apache based servers. It helped me get started with the Apache that came with my Red Hat Linux and to install it in my Windows laptop for testing. The book focuses on Apache 2 but it is fine for Apache 1.3, though if you run Apache on Windows it is recommended that you use Apache 2. I found the book more detailed and easier to read than the O'reilly one.
It covers installation of PHP but not how to program PHP.