Chapter 24. Developing Web Applications

Summary

Apache is an extremely configurable and a very powerful web server platform. The basic Apache software can be configured with network and user-level security and used to set up multiple virtual hosts on a single computer. If the basic software isn't enough, Apache can be expanded to include SSL support, MP3 streaming, and integrated file-sharing capabilities. The Apache module library continues to grow and add new features daily. As you might have guessed, Apache is a very large and capable server application. If you'd like to learn more, I suggest looking at an Apache-dedicated title, such as Sams Apache Server Unleashed, ISBN 0672318083. Apple's Personal Web Server is capable of publishing a few pages or your entire corporate website.