Intro to Apache

ApacheCon

Rich Bowen - <[email protected]>

 

  • Introduction To the Apache Web Server
  • A little about me
  • Can I get a copy of your notes?
  • What we'll cover in the next 3 hours
  • And ...
  • And ...
  • General talk layout
  • 2.0 or 1.3?
  • Do you have enough time for all that?
  • So if it feels rushed ...
  • What is Apache, Prehistory
  • What is Apache?
  • Patchy?
  • Important releases
  • 2.0
  • Version 2.0
  • Support for Apache
  • The Apache Architecture (1.3)
  • The Apache Architecture (2.0)
  • 2.0 Architecture - MPMs
  • About HTTP and MIME
  • The HTTP conversation
  • What to do with the content?
  • HTTP: Headers
  • Headers: example
  • SSL conversation
  • SSL conversation
  • Modules
  • Modules: How they work (sort of)
  • Modules: How they work, a little better explanation
  • Obtaining and Installing Apache
  • Getting Apache
  • What will Apache run on?
  • Installing Apache
  • Verify signature
  • Installing ...
  • Installing ...
  • What each of these parts do - ./configure
  • Arguments to ./configure
  • ./configure
  • List of standard modules (1.3)
  • Standard modules (2.0)
  • More about configure
  • configure examples
  • DSO support
  • Loading modules
  • Compiling modules
  • Back to installing ...
  • What each of these parts do - apachectl start
  • Or, of course, packages
  • Package vs source?
  • config.nice
  • Apache ToolBox
  • apxs
  • Configuring apache
  • Other configuration files
  • srm.conf, access.conf
  • 3 config files
  • .htaccess files
  • .htaccess files: Dispelling the myth
  • Include files
  • Include directories
  • Configuring cont'd: Directives
  • Directive documentation
  • Directives examples
  • Configuring cont'd: containers (scope)
  • Containers:
  • Handlers
  • Configuring cont'd: Preconfigured systems
  • GUIs
  • Virtual hosts
  • IP-based virtual hosts
  • Name-based virtual hosts
  • mod_vhost_alias
  • port-based
  • apachectl
  • apachectl, cont'd
  • httpd
  • httpd, cont'd
  • htttpd and apachectl
  • Starting on system restart
  • Hour 2
  • CGI
  • Or, in shell
  • Or, in C
  • Useless examples
  • CGI cont'd
  • CGI libraries
  • CGI shortcomings
  • CGI advantages
  • CGI: Handling errors
  • CGI: Troubleshooting errors
  • CGI: Troubleshooting errors (Step 2)
  • mod_cgid (2.0)
  • Other dynamic content providers
  • Performance
  • Performance - measuring.
  • ab - example
  • Performance - Tuning
  • Performance tuning - Hardware and OS
  • Performance tuning - hardware ...
  • Performance tuning - Config settings
  • Performance - DNS
  • Performance - .htaccess files
  • Performance - Process creation
  • Performance - Content negotiation
  • Performance - Symlinks
  • Hour 3
  • Security - File permissions
  • Security - CGI and suexec
  • Security - denying access to non-doc directories
  • More about Security
  • Authentication
  • Basic authentication
  • Basic auth, configuration
  • Basic auth, configuration cont'd
  • Basic Auth - sample config
  • Digest authentication
  • Managing access files - 1
  • Managing password files - htpasswd
  • Managing group file
  • mod_auth_dbm
  • Other auth modules
  • SSL
  • Log files
  • Common log file format
  • access_log contents
  • Server Status strings, ultra-simplified
  • Custom logs
  • Custom logs - formats
  • Extended log format
  • Server log reporting
  • Log file statistics
  • Piped log handlers
  • Error logs
  • Participating/Contributing
  • Additional resources
  • Summary
  • Questions?


    •  


    ApacheCon : Intro to Apache