Book Description
The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, is the world's most used web server software. Originally based on the NCSA HTTPd server, development of Apache began in early 1995 after work on the NCSA code stalled. Apache played a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web, quickly overtaking NCSA HTTPd as the dominant HTTP server, and has remained most popular since April 1996. In 2009, it became the first web server software to serve more than 100 million websites.
Apache is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation. Most commonly used on a Unix-like system (usually Linux), the software is available for a wide variety of operating systems besides Unix, including eComStation, Microsoft Windows, NetWare, OpenVMS, OS/2, and TPF. Released under the Apache License, Apache is free and open-source software.
In this open book, we provide a compilation of Apache HTTP Server tutorials that will help you get started with this web server. We cover a wide range of topics, from installing the server and performing a basic configuration, to configuring Virtual Hosts and SSL support. With our straightforward tutorials, you will be able to get your own projects up and running in minimum time.
This open book is licensed under a Open Publication License (OPL). You can download Apache HTTP Server Cookbook ebook for free in PDF format (3.5 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
How to install the Apache web server
Chapter 2
Apache Configuration Tutorial
Chapter 3
Name-based Virtual Host Configuration
Chapter 4
mod_rewrite: Redirecting and rewriting URLs
Chapter 5
Apache SSL / TLS Support
Chapter 6
Apache URL rewrite example