Apache Web Server

What is Apache? Apache is a web server Apache is designed to be a powerful and flexible web server that supports a verity of platforms in a wide range of environments.

Apache is a web server

Apache is designed to be a powerful and flexible web server that supports a verity of platforms in a wide range of environments.

Why the name Apache? It is what it is. “ A Patchy Server” (1996-2001 Apache Server Project) Respect Well known endurance and warfare skills (2001-Present Apache Foundation)

It is what it is.

“ A Patchy Server” (1996-2001 Apache Server Project)

Respect

Well known endurance and warfare skills (2001-Present Apache Foundation)

Why use Apache Web Server? Free! Relatively quick and easy to install Supported on many platforms Unix, FreeBSD, Linux, Siolaris, Novell NetWare, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, OS2, TPF, and eComStation Widely Used Lots of Content Netcraft Stats Modular Design Allows for additions to the core of Apache

Free!

Relatively quick and easy to install

Supported on many platforms

Unix, FreeBSD, Linux, Siolaris, Novell NetWare, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, OS2, TPF, and eComStation

Widely Used

Lots of Content

Netcraft Stats

Modular Design

Allows for additions to the core of Apache

Examples of Modules Mod_auth Is used for basic HTTP authentication through use of plain text files Others: mod_auth_dbm, mod_auth_digest Mod _alias Manipulation and control of URLs RedrictMatch

Mod_auth

Is used for basic HTTP authentication through use of plain text files

Others: mod_auth_dbm, mod_auth_digest

Mod _alias

Manipulation and control of URLs

RedrictMatch

Examples of Modules Continued Mod_rewrite Allows you to match URL patterns with regular expressions, and do a transparent redirect http://example.com/weblog/index.php?y=2000&m=11&d=23&id=5678 http://example.com/weblog/2000/11/23/example

Mod_rewrite

Allows you to match URL patterns with regular expressions, and do a transparent redirect

http://example.com/weblog/index.php?y=2000&m=11&d=23&id=5678

http://example.com/weblog/2000/11/23/example

Virtual Hosts Why might you want to use virtual hosts? One Domain with several sites Several Domains on a single server Testing Live Backups Savings

Why might you want to use virtual hosts?

One Domain with several sites

Several Domains on a single server

Testing

Live Backups

Savings

Final Thoughts You can make your own modules Do not reinvent the wheel Modules Use online documentation and forums Install and play with Apache and its modules Some modules can be complicated.

You can make your own modules

Do not reinvent the wheel

Modules

Use online documentation and forums

Install and play with Apache and its modules

Some modules can be complicated.

Useful Links Modules.apache.org http://modules.apache.org/ Httpd.apache.org http://httpd.apache.org/ ONLamp.com http://www.onlamp.com/

Modules.apache.org

http://modules.apache.org/

Httpd.apache.org

http://httpd.apache.org/

ONLamp.com

http://www.onlamp.com/

References Stephen, Wettone “How to use mod_rewrite to create clean URLs” Online. Available: http://wettone.com/code/clean-urls . 2008 Apache Foundation “Apache HTTP Server Project” Online. Available: http://httpd.apache.org/ . 2008 Netcraft “November 2008 Web Server Survey ” Online. Available: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/11/19/november_2008_web_server_survey.html . 2008 Apache Foundation “modules.apache.org ” Online. Available: http://modules.apache.org/ . 2008 O’Reilly ”ONLamp Apache FAQ ” Online. Available: http://www.onlamp.com/ . 2008

Stephen, Wettone “How to use mod_rewrite to create clean URLs” Online. Available: http://wettone.com/code/clean-urls . 2008

Apache Foundation “Apache HTTP Server Project” Online. Available: http://httpd.apache.org/ . 2008

Netcraft “November 2008 Web Server Survey ” Online. Available: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/11/19/november_2008_web_server_survey.html . 2008

Apache Foundation “modules.apache.org ” Online. Available: http://modules.apache.org/ . 2008

O’Reilly ”ONLamp Apache FAQ ” Online. Available: http://www.onlamp.com/ . 2008