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Apache Miscellaneous Documentation
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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.
Reading Client Input in
Apache 1.2
Describes differences between Apache 1.1 and 1.2 in how
modules read information from the client.
Compatibility with
NCSA
Notes about Apache's compatibility with the NCSA
server.
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.
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.
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.
HTTP Features list
A tab-separate table of HTTP features implemented and
tested in Apache.
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.
Performance Notes (BSD
4.4)
Some notes about ways to improve/optimize Apache
performance on BSD 4.4 systems.
Performance Notes (Digital
UNIX)
Extracts of USENET postings describing how to optimize
Apache performance on Digital UNIX systems.
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.
Virtual Hosts (IP-based)
Excerpts and notes about configuring and using Apache
IP-based virtual hosts.
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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