Publisher: Sams
Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 0672328364
Pages: 240
Price: $14.99
Synopsis: “Apache Phrasebook gives you the information you need to make an Apache web server do whatever you need it to, whether you run complex virtual domains serving millions of pages a day or just one simple test server that runs on your laptop.”
Review: Great things come in small packages….
This text expects you to have some experience with Apache, or at a minimum, http servers in general. Be it poking existing environments with a stick or setting up simple test/development Apache instances.
With that minimum required knowledge, this work will quickly launch you into the phenomenal world of Apache and all its capabilities in a compact, logical and concise way. As I read through the book, every few pages was a “I didn’t know you could do that with Apache”, or “Ah, I knew you could do that but know I know how!”. The format of example first, explain later allows someone with some previous apache knowledge to first see the example and if they throughly understand it, they can just skim through that chapter. I can almost guarantee though that unless you are an elite apache guru, you will come away with quite a few new Apache Tricks in your bag after this quick read.
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Table of contents: Chapter 1 Apache Basics
Chapter 2 Troubleshooting
Chapter 3 Logs and Monitoring
Chapter 4 URL Mapping and Dynamic Content
Chapter 5 Virtual Hosting
Chapter 6 Security and Access Control
Chapter 7 SSL/TLS
Chapter 8 Content Publishing with DAV
Chapter 9 Performance and Scalability
Chapter 10 Apache Proxy and Caching Support
Chapter 11 Multi Processing and Protocol Modules
