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Apache: Phrase Book: Essential Code and Commands
By Daniel Lopez, Jesus Blanco
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Publisher: Sams
Pub Date: May 25, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32836-4
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32836-7
Pages: 240
 

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   Copyright
   About the Authors
   Acknowledgments
   We Want to Hear from You!
   Reader Services
   Introduction
    Chapter 1.  Apache Basics
      Discovering Apache
      Determining Whether Apache Is Already Installed
      Installing Apache 1.3 on Linux and Unix
      Installing Apache 2.0 on Linux and Unix
      Installing Apache on Windows
      Configuration File Basics
      Using Multiple Configuration Files
      Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Apache
      Changing the Address and Port Apache Uses
      Changing the User Apache Runs As
      Specifying a Server Name
      Providing an Icon for my Web Page
      Discovering the Modules Available on the Server
      Enabling and Disabling Individual Modules
      Adding Modules after Compiling Apache Without Recompiling
      Publishing Content
    Chapter 2.  Troubleshooting
      Help! My Apache Server Does Not Work!
      The Error Log
      Logging to the System Log Daemon
      Controlling the Amount of Information Logged
      Testing the Apache Configuration for Problems
      Testing Apache from the Command Line
      Checking That Apache Is Running
      Alternate Ways of Stopping Apache
      Using Apache to Debug Apache
      Startup Errors
      Access Denied Errors
      Internal Server Errors
      Additional Error Log Files
      Redirections Do Not Work
      Troubleshooting Checklist
    Chapter 3.  Logs and Monitoring
      Introduction to Logging in Apache
      Default Apache Log Files
      Creating Log Formats
      Creating a Custom Log File
      Redirecting Logs to an External Program
      Logging Requests Conditionally
      Monitoring Who Is Linking to Your Website
      Monitoring Apache with mod_status
      Monitoring Apache with SNMP
      Analyzing Your Logs with Open-source Tools
      Monitoring Your Logs in Real Time
      Logging Requests to a Database
      Rotating and Archiving Logs
      Controlling IP Address Resolution
      Processing Logged IP Addresses
      Restarting Apache Automatically If It Fails
      Merging and Splitting Log Files
      Keeping Separate Logs for Each Virtual Host
      Common Log Entries
    Chapter 4.  URL Mapping and Dynamic Content
      URL Mapping
      Mapping URLs to Files with Alias
      Mapping URL Patterns to Files with AliasMatch
      Redirecting a Page to Another Location
      Redirecting to the Latest Version of a File
      Redirecting Failed or Unauthorized Requests
      Defining Content Handlers
      Understanding MIME Types
      Configuring MIME Types
      Basics of Running CGI Scripts
      Marking Resources As Executable CGIs
      Associating Scripts with HTTP Methods and MIME Types
      Troubleshooting the Execution of CGI Scripts
      Improving CGI Script Performance
      Understanding Server Side Includes
      Configuring Server Side Includes
      Setting Environment Variables
      Setting Environment Variables Dynamically
      Special Environment Variables
      Understanding Content Negotiation
      Configuring Content Negotiation
      Assigning Default Charsets and Language Priorities
      Advanced URL Mapping with mod_rewrite
      Understanding the "Trailing Slash" Problem
      Fixing Spelling Mistakes
      Fixing Capitalization Problems
      Validating Your Pages with Tidy
    Chapter 5.  Virtual Hosting
      What Is Virtual Hosting?
      What Is IP-based Virtual Hosting?
      Configuring IP-based Virtual Hosting
      What Is Name-based Virtual Hosting?
      Configuring Name-based Virtual Hosting
      What Happens If a Request Does Not Match Any Virtual Host?
      Configuring a Default Name-based Virtual Host
      Configuring a Default IP-based Virtual Host
      Mixing Name-based and IP-based Virtual Hosts
      Debugging Virtual Host Setups
      Using SSL with Name-based Virtual Hosts
      Alternate Virtual Hosting
      Alternate Virtual Hosting Modules
      Per-directory Configuration Files
      Controlling the Scope of Per-directory Configuration Files
      Disabling Per-directory Configuration Files
    Chapter 6.  Security and Access Control
      Understanding the Need for Access Control
      Differences Between Apache Versions
      Understanding Basic and Digest Authentication
      Introducing Apache Access Control
      Introducing Apache Authorization and Authentication Configuration
      Creating a User Database
      Using Require to Authorize Users and Groups
      Handling a Large Number of Users
      Allowing Access Only to Specific IP Addresses
      Denying Access to Specific IP Addresses
      Combining Access Control Methods
      Customizing Your Access Denied Page
      Putting Users in Control
      Denying Access to System and Sensitive Files
      Restricting Program Execution
      Preventing Abuse
      Disabling Directory Listings
      Changing the Server: Header
      Preventing Hotlinking to Your Images
      Restricting Specific HTTP Methods
      Restricting Access Based on the Browser Type
      Using Location and Directory Sections
      Additional Authentication Modules
      Apache 2.2
      Keeping Up to Date with Apache Security
      Security Checklist
    Chapter 7.  SSL/TLS
      What Is SSL?
      How Does SSL Work?
      Compiling OpenSSL
      Encryption Keys
      Creating a Key Pair
      Creating a Password-protected Key Pair
      Remove the Password from a Key
      Certificates
      Creating a Certificate Signing Request
      Showing the Contents of a Certificate Signing Request
      Creating a Self-signed Certificate
      Compiling SSL Support in Apache 1.3
      Compiling SSL Support in Apache 2.x
      Minimal Apache Configuration
      Starting Apache with SSL Support
      SSLPassPhraseDialog
      Improving SSL Performance
      Forcing All Content to Be Served Using SSL
      SSL and Name-based SSL Virtual Hosts
      Using Apache Auth Modules with SSL
      Warning Messages When Accessing an SSL-enabled Website
      Creating Client Certificates
      Authentication Using Client Certificates
      Alternatives to mod_ssl
      Testing SSL-enabled Websites from the Command Line
      Working Around Buggy SSL Implementations
      Complex Access Control with mod_ssl
      Related Chapters
    Chapter 8.  Content Publishing with DAV
      Content Publishing and Apache
      Introducing WebDAV
      Advantages of Using mod_dav
      WebDAV and the HTTP Protocol
      Installing mod_dav on Apache 2.0
      Installing mod_dav on Apache 1.3
      Basic WebDAV Configuration
      Securing Your WebDAV Configuration
      Accessing DAV Resources from Microsoft Office
      Accessing DAV from Microsoft Windows
      Accessing DAV Resources from Firefox
      Accessing DAV from the Command Line
      Dealing with Buggy Clients
      mod_speling and DAV
      Dynamic Content and DAV
      Enabling Per-user Pages
      Alternate User Directories
      Fixing Problems with DAVLockDB
    Chapter 9.  Performance and Scalability
      Tuning Apache
      Understanding Performance and Scalability
      Tuning Your Hardware
      Increasing OS Limits
      Increasing OS Limits on Processes
      Increasing OS File Descriptors
      Controlling External Processes
      Improving File System Performance
      Handling Symbolic Links
      Tuning Network and Status Settings
      Preventing Abuse
      Limiting Connections and Bandwidth
      Dealing with Robots
      Reverse Proxies and Load Balancers
      Caching and Compression
      Module-specific Optimizations
      Alternatives to Apache
    Chapter 10.  Apache Proxy and Caching Support
      Understanding the Need for Caching and Proxies
      Understanding Forward and Reverse Proxies
      Differences Between Apache 1.3, 2.0, and 2.2
      Enabling mod_proxy Support
      Enabling Forward Proxy Support
      Using a Reverse Proxy to Unify Your URL Space
      Hiding the Backend Servers
      Preventing URLs from Being Reverse Proxied
      Improving Performance
      Offloading SSL Processing
      Passing Proxy Information in Headers
      Manipulating Headers
      Implementing a Caching Proxy
      Caching in Apache 2
      Load Balancing
      Connecting to Tomcat
      Alternate Proxies
      Transparent HTTP Proxies
    Chapter 11.  Multi Processing and Protocol Modules
      The Evolution of Apache's Architecture
      Selecting a Multi Processing Module
      Understanding Process-Based MPMs
      Configuring the Prefork MPM
      Understanding Threaded and Hybrid MPMs
      Configuring the Worker MPM
      Using Alternate MPMs
      Understanding Apache 2 Filters
      Using Apache As an FTP Server
      Using Apache As a POP3 Server
      Compressing Content on the Fly
   Index



Apache(c) Phrase Book(c) Essential Code and Commands
Apache Phrasebook
ISBN: 0672328364
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 254

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