Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3
Apache Miscellaneous Documentation
Below is a list of additional documentation pages that apply to
the Apache web server development project.
- API
- Description of Apache's Application Programming Interface.
- FAQ
- Frequently-Asked Questions concerning the Apache project and
server.
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Reading Client Input in Apache 1.2
- Describes differences between Apache 1.1 and 1.2 in how modules
read information from the client.
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Compatibility with NCSA
- Notes about Apache's compatibility with the NCSA server.
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How to use XSSI and Negotiation for custom ErrorDocuments
- Describes a solution which uses XSSI and negotiation to
custom-tailor the Apache ErrorDocuments to taste, adding the
advantage of returning internationalized versions of the error
messages depending on the client's language preferences.
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File Descriptor use in Apache
- Describes how Apache uses file descriptors and talks about
various limits imposed on the number of descriptors available by
various operating systems.
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FIN_WAIT_2
- A description of the causes of Apache processes going into the
FIN_WAIT_2 state, and what you can do about it.
- "How-To"
- Instructions about how to accomplish some commonly-desired
server functionality changes.
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HTTP Features list
- A tab-separate table of HTTP features implemented and tested in
Apache.
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Known Client Problems
- A list of problems in HTTP clients which can be mitigated by
Apache.
- No
PGP
- Why we took PEM and PGP support out of the base Apache
distribution.
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Performance Notes (BSD 4.4)
- Some notes about ways to improve/optimize Apache performance on
BSD 4.4 systems.
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Performance Notes (Digital UNIX)
- Extracts of USENET postings describing how to optimize Apache
performance on Digital UNIX systems.
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Performance Notes (HPUX)
- Email from an HP engineer on how to optimize HP-UX 10.20.
- Performance
Notes (General)
- Some generic notes about how to improve the performance of your
machine/OS.
- Performance Notes -- Apache
Tuning
- Notes about how to (run-time and compile-time) configure Apache
for highest performance. Notes explaining why Apache does some
things, and why it doesn't do other things (which make it
slower/faster).
- Security Tips
- Some "do"s - and "don't"s - for keeping your Apache web site
secure.
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Virtual Hosts (IP-based)
- Excerpts and notes about configuring and using Apache IP-based
virtual hosts.
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Windows Bug with Web Keepalive
- A brief description of a known problem with Microsoft Windows
and web sites accessed using keepalive connections.
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