Apache Server Administrator's Handbook (Paperback)

by Mohammed J. Kabir (Author), J. Mohammed (Author)

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Product Description

When you need Apache server solutions right away, look no further than the Apache Server Administrator's Handbook. In an emergency situation, you don't have time to muddle through a book crammed with theory and tutorials. This easy-to-use reference gets you the answers you need to fix the problem.

The topics covered in Apache Server Administrator's Handbook include core directives, standard modules, virtual Web services, SSI, CGI, server monitoring and security, SSL for Apache, Mod Perl, Mod Rewrite, and Mod Proxy.

About the Author
Mohammed J. His company specializes in Web-based software development and provides various custom software solutions to companies all around the globe. When he is not busy managing software projects or writing books, Kabir enjoys riding mountain bikes and watching sci-fi movies. pl?idgbook:0-7645-3306-1:book-idg::uidg239454">Apache Server Administrator's Handbook, and CGI Primer for Windows. You can contact Kabir via e-mail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 547 pages
• Publisher: Hungry Minds (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764533061
• ISBN-13: 978-0764533068
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,240,483 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Apache Admin Handbook is a Oreilly class book from IDG!, May 19, 1999

By A Customer

It looks like a ORA book and reads like one too! IDG finally decided to write books for advanced readers. I have Kabir's Apache Bible; it helped me a lot and now that I am in kind of the advanced administrator level, I think this book will be staying on my desk a lot. After reading the bible, I am prepared for this one! Great look and feel and not to mention easy reading. Keep up the good work. I recommend this book for those who don't need a lot of handholding and just need to find the details quickly. If you are starting out with Apache, get the Apache Server Bible instead. This one is for us ex-ORA readers!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for those wanting immediate results, October 3, 1999

By A Customer

I was told by an ISP administrator I would have to pay him 125.00 per hour to get my co-located server up and running on the Internet. After calling ahead and having the clerk look up some titles, I glanced through this book and had the answers I was looking for before I left the bookstore!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incorrect information reflects the shortcut route it takes, May 16, 1999

By A Customer

Although the spirit of trying to be a handy reference is not a bad one, the books cannot differentiate itself from many of the short-cut, shallow books out there. One particular, when talking about Apache and mod_perl, a very important and prevelant extension to Apache, the author wrongfully states that "system calls such as system() ... IO pipe do not work." This is simply wrong in so many aspects. All of these can serve useful purposes when normal amount of caution is taken. THEY WORK. It makes me wonder if the author understands the real interaction of I/O under Apache/mod_perl's model at all, since he does not give any reference to the truth. On the other hand, the section does not state caveats such as scope and persistence of variable values in any apache/mod_perl setup. This is such an important issue which is the most common errors among mod_perl CGI beginners. There is NO shortcut to the full power of Apache.