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  <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>

  <P>

  $Revision: 1.3 $ ($Date: 1999/12/31 23:11:17 $)

  $Revision: 1.4 $ ($Date: 2000/04/04 17:06:14 $)

  </P>

  <P>

  The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
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  <OL>

   <LI><A HREF="#what">What is Apache?</A>

   </LI>

   <LI><A HREF="#why">Why was Apache created?</A>

   </LI>

   <LI><A HREF="#relate">How does The Apache Group's work relate to

    other servers?</A>

   <LI><A HREF="#why">How and why was Apache created?</A>

   </LI>

   <LI><A HREF="#name">Why the name &quot;Apache&quot;?</A>

   </LI>
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 <LI><A NAME="what">

      <STRONG>What is Apache?</STRONG>

     </A>

  <P>

  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.

  </P>

  <P>

  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

  <A HREF="http://www.netcraft.com/Survey/">Netcraft Survey</A>.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>

  <P>The Apache httpd server

<UL>

 <LI>is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server

 <LI>implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616)

 <LI>is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules

 <LI>can be customised by writing 'modules' using the Apache module API

 <LI>provides full source code and comes with an unrestrictive license

 <LI>runs on Windows NT/9x, Netware 5.x, OS/2, and most versions of Unix, 

     as well as several other operating systems

 <LI>is actively being developed

 <LI>encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and patches

 <LI>implements many frequently requested features, including:<BR><BR>

  <DL>

    <DT>DBM databases for authentication</DT>

    <DD>allows you to easily set up password-protected pages with 

    enormous numbers of authorized users, without bogging down the server.

    <DT>Customized responses to errors and problems</DT>

     <DD>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

      <STRONG>500 Server Error</STRONG>s and perform on-the-fly diagnostics for

      both users and yourself. </DD>

    <DT> Multiple DirectoryIndex directives </DT>

    <DD> Allows you to say <CODE>DirectoryIndex index.html

         index.cgi</CODE>, which instructs the server to either send

         back <CODE>index.html</CODE> or run <CODE>index.cgi</CODE>

         when a directory URL is requested, whichever it finds in the

          directory.

    <DT> Unlimited flexible URL rewriting and aliasing </DT>

    <DD> 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.

    <DT>Content negotiation</DT>

    <DD>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.</DD>

    <DT>Virtual Hosts</DT>

     <DD>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.

     </DD>

    <DT>Configurable Reliable Piped Logs</DT> 

     <DD>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.

  </DL>

</UL>



 <LI><A NAME="why">

      <STRONG>Why was Apache created?</STRONG>

     </A>

  <P>

  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.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>



 <LI><A NAME="relate">

      <STRONG>How does The Apache Group's work relate to other

      server efforts, such as NCSA's?</STRONG>

 <LI><A NAME="why">

      <STRONG>How and why was Apache created?</STRONG>

     </A>

  <P>

  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 <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/ABOUT_APACHE.html">About Apache</A>

  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.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>
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  </P>



  <P>

  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, <A

  HREF="http://www.indians.org/welker/apache.htm">well-known for their

  superior skills in warfare strategy and inexhaustible endurance</A>.
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  comparison chart.

  </P>

  <P>

  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

  &quot;benchmarks&quot; 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 &quot;benchmarks&quot; 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.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>
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      <STRONG>How thoroughly tested is Apache?</STRONG>

     </A>

  <P>

  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.

  </P>

  <P>

  The Apache project's web site includes a page with a partial list of

  <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/info/apache_users.html">sites running

  Apache</A>.

  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.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>
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     </A>

  <P>

  Indeed there is.  See the main

  <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">Apache web site</A>.

  <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/httpd">Apache web site</A>.

  There is also a regular electronic publication called

  <A HREF="http://www.apacheweek.com/" REL="Help"><CITE>Apache Week</CITE></A>

  available.  Links to relevant <CITE>Apache Week</CITE> articles are
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  <P>

  You can find out how to download the source for Apache at the

  project's

  <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">main web page</A>.

  <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/httpd">main web page</A>.

  </P>

  <HR>

 </LI>