Additional Resources

A number of valuable resources for further information about Apache are available. The package includes excellent documentation, and there is a great deal of Apache help available on the Web.

Installed Documentation

• Apache HTTP Server documentation — If you have the httpd-manual package installed and the Apache HTTP server daemon (httpd) running, you can view the Apache HTTP server documentation. Open a Web browser and go to the URL http://localhost on the machine that is running the Apache HTTP server. Then, click the Documentation link.

• /usr/share/docs/httpd-version — The Apache Migration HOWTO document contains a list of changes from version 1.3 to version 2.0 as well as information about how to migrate the configuration file manually.

• mod_ssl documentation — Open a Web browser and go to the URL http://localhost/manual/mod/mod_ssl/ on the machine that is running the Apache HTTP server.

Useful Websites

• http://www.apache.org — The Apache Software Foundation.

• http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/ — Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0 User’s Guide.

• http://localhost/manual/index.html — After starting the Apache HTTP server on your local system, you can view the Apache HTTP server version 2.0 User’s Guide using this URL.

• http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/apache.html — Red Hat Support maintains a list of useful Apache HTTP server links.

• http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/faqs/RH-apache-FAQ/book1.html — The Red Hat Linux Apache Centralized Knowledgebase, compiled by Red Hat.

• Mailing list — You can subscribe to the redhat-secure-server mailing list at http://www.redhat.com/mailing-lists. You can also subscribe to the redhat-secure-server mailing list by emailing [e-mail] and putting the word subscribe in the subject line.

• http://www.modssl.org — The mod_ssl website is the definitive source for information about mod_ssl. The website includes a wealth of documentation, including a User Manual at http://www.modssl.org/docs.

Related Book

• Apache: The Definitive Guide, 2nd edition, by Ben Laurie and Peter Laurie (O’Reilly & Associates)