Chapter 9. Web Services


No single shared service is more responsible for the explosive growth of the Internet than Web services. The World Wide Web is essentially the collective resource of all the computers on the Internet that share information via the common Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Of these Web servers, no single implementation is more popular than the open-source Apache Web server.

For Apple, adopting Apache was a no-brainer. Apache is the most powerful, efficient, extensible, and secure HTTP Web server available. This is due to the open-source nature of the Apache server's development, which allows for constant refinement in an environment of shared programming knowledge. You can also appreciate the fact that Apache is completely free; in addition, legions of technically savvy folks constantly improve the product and can, in turn, help you with yours. For more information, visit http://httpd.apache.org/.

What can Apple do to improve on an already fabulous, not to mention free, product such as Apache? It should come as no surprise that Apple has done for Apache what Apple is most famous for: making complicated technologies easier to use. The developers at Apple have integrated Apache configuration into the excellent Mac OS X Server graphical administration tools. Further, Apple has integrated Apache with other Mac OS X technologies such as Open Directory, Quick Time Streaming Server, and the Mail Server, to name a few. On top of all these added features, Apple has further optimized the Apache service for improved performance.



    Mac OS X 10. 3 Server Panther. Visual QuickPro Guide
    Mac OS X Server 10.3 Panther: Visual QuickPro Guide
    ISBN: 0321242521
    EAN: 2147483647
    Year: 2004
    Pages: 105

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