From: Tony Finch Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:06:14 +0000 (+0000) Subject: FAQ changes related to tidying up historical documents on the web site. X-Git-Tag: apache-doc-split-01~78 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9cb4c5ace0b16f07489c0a873db9e2a2c9b8d3bf;p=thirdparty%2Fapache%2Fhttpd.git FAQ changes related to tidying up historical documents on the web site. Submitted by: Joshua Slive Reviewed by: Tony Finch git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@84909 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- diff --git a/docs/manual/misc/FAQ-A.html b/docs/manual/misc/FAQ-A.html index acaad45d9e6..18805b96625 100644 --- a/docs/manual/misc/FAQ-A.html +++ b/docs/manual/misc/FAQ-A.html @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@

Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions

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The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main @@ -70,10 +70,7 @@

  1. What is Apache?
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  2. Why was Apache created? -
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  3. How does The Apache Group's work relate to - other servers? +
  4. How and why was Apache created?
  5. Why the name "Apache"?
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  6. What is Apache? -

    - Apache was originally based on code and ideas found in the most - popular HTTP server of the time.. NCSA httpd 1.3 (early 1995). It has - since evolved into a far superior system which can rival (and probably - surpass) almost any other UNIX based HTTP server in terms of functionality, - efficiency and speed. -

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    - Since it began, it has been completely rewritten, and includes many new - features. Apache is, as of January 1997, the most popular WWW server on - the Internet, according to the - Netcraft Survey. -

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    The Apache httpd server +

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    • is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server +
    • implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616) +
    • is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules +
    • can be customised by writing 'modules' using the Apache module API +
    • provides full source code and comes with an unrestrictive license +
    • runs on Windows NT/9x, Netware 5.x, OS/2, and most versions of Unix, + as well as several other operating systems +
    • is actively being developed +
    • encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and patches +
    • implements many frequently requested features, including:

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      DBM databases for authentication
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      allows you to easily set up password-protected pages with + enormous numbers of authorized users, without bogging down the server. +
      Customized responses to errors and problems
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      Allows you to set up files, or even CGI scripts, which are + returned by the server in response + to errors and problems, e.g. setup a script to intercept + 500 Server Errors and perform on-the-fly diagnostics for + both users and yourself.
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      Multiple DirectoryIndex directives
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      Allows you to say DirectoryIndex index.html + index.cgi, which instructs the server to either send + back index.html or run index.cgi + when a directory URL is requested, whichever it finds in the + directory. +
      Unlimited flexible URL rewriting and aliasing
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      Apache has no fixed limit on the numbers of Aliases and + Redirects which may be declared in the config files. In addition, + a powerful rewriting engine can be used to solve most URL + manipulation problems. +
      Content negotiation
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      i.e. the ability to automatically serve clients of varying + sophistication and HTML level compliance, with documents which + offer the best representation of information that the client is + capable of accepting.
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      Virtual Hosts
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      A much requested feature, sometimes known as multi-homed servers. + This allows the server to distinguish between requests made to + different IP addresses or names (mapped to the same machine). Apache + also offers dynamically configurable mass-virtual hosting. +
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      Configurable Reliable Piped Logs
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      You can configure + Apache to generate logs in the format that you want. In addition, on + most Unix architectures, Apache can send log files to a pipe, allowing + for log rotation, hit filtering, real-time splitting of multiple vhosts + into separate logs, and asynchronous DNS resolving on the fly. +
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  7. - Why was Apache created? - -

    - To address the concerns of a group of WWW providers and part-time httpd - programmers that httpd didn't behave as they wanted it to behave. - Apache is an entirely volunteer effort, completely funded by its - members, not by commercial sales.

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  8. - How does The Apache Group's work relate to other - server efforts, such as NCSA's? +
  9. + How and why was Apache created?

    - We, of course, owe a great debt to NCSA and their programmers for - making the server Apache was based on. We now, however, have our own - server, and our project is mostly our own. The Apache Project is an - entirely independent venture. + The About Apache + document explains how the Apache project evolved from its beginnings + as an outgrowth of the NCSA httpd project to its current status as + one of the fastest, most efficient, and most functional web servers + in existence.

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    - For many developers it is also a reverant connotation to the Native + For many developers it is also a reverent connotation to the Native American Indian tribe of Apache, well-known for their superior skills in warfare strategy and inexhaustible endurance. @@ -185,14 +211,15 @@ comparison chart.

    - Apache has been shown to be substantially faster than many other - free servers. Although certain commercial servers have claimed to - surpass Apache's speed (it has not been demonstrated that any of these - "benchmarks" are a good way of measuring WWW server speed at any - rate), we feel that it is better to have a mostly-fast free server - than an extremely-fast server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache - is run on sites that get millions of hits per day, and they have - experienced no performance difficulties. + Apache has been shown to be substantially faster, more stable, and + more feature-full than many other web servers. Although certain + commercial servers have claimed to surpass Apache's speed (it has + not been demonstrated that any of these "benchmarks" are a + good way of measuring WWW server speed at any rate), we feel that it + is better to have a mostly-fast free server than an extremely-fast + server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache is run on sites that + get millions of hits per day, and they have experienced no + performance difficulties.

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    - Apache is run on over 3 million Internet servers (as of June 1999). It has - been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group - maintains rigorous standards before releasing new versions of their - server, and our server runs without a hitch on over one half of all - WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show up, we - release patches and new versions as soon as they are available. -

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    - The Apache project's web site includes a page with a partial list of - sites running - Apache. + Apache is run on over 6 million Internet servers (as of February + 2000). It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and + users. The Apache Group maintains rigorous standards before + releasing new versions of their server, and our server runs without + a hitch on over one half of all WWW servers available on the + Internet. When bugs do show up, we release patches and new versions + as soon as they are available.

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    Indeed there is. See the main - Apache web site. + Apache web site. There is also a regular electronic publication called Apache Week available. Links to relevant Apache Week articles are @@ -283,7 +306,7 @@

    You can find out how to download the source for Apache at the project's - main web page. + main web page.