Essential Apache for Web Professionals

Deploy and manage Apache-based Web sitesnow! Focuses on the Apache skills Web professionals need most Learn hands on, with real configuration, deployment, and management projects! Virtual hosting, database connectivity, load balancing, and more Quick step-by-step solutions based on real-world scenarios Essential Apache for Web Professionals is the fastest way for Web professionals to master key skills for configuring, deploying, and managing virtually any site! Through hands-on projects and real configuration directives, you'll learn how to use the world's #1 Web server to handle virtual hosting, database connectivity-even complex session management and load balancing tasks. You'll start with simple examples, then work your way up to sophisticated projects, learning practical techniques you'd otherwise need months-or years-to learn. The companion Web site contains downloadable configuration directives, sample images for the book's projects, and even more in-depth explanations! You'll master all this, and much more! Downloading, unpacking, and compiling Apache source code Installing precompiled versions of Apache Basic runtime configuration techniques Security and access control Using built-in, third-party, and custom modules Virtual hosting: running multiple sites from the same server Serving dynamic content: CGI, FastCGI, PHP and mod_perl Integrating Apache with Web databases Tuning Apache for improved performance Load balancing, session management, and other advanced techniques Rely on Essential Guides for ALL the Web Skills You Need!All these books share the same great format, and the same dynamic Web site... so once you've used one, they're all a piece of cake! Essential XML for Web Professionals Essential JSP for Web Professionals Essential Flash 5 for Web Professionals Essential CSS & DHTML for Web Professionals Essential PHP for Web Professionals Essential ASP for Web Professionals Essential Design for Web Professionals Essential PERL 5 for Web Programmers Essential Photoshop 6 for Web Designers Essential JavaScript for Web Programmers with more to come!Hawkins, Scott is the author of 'Essential Apache for Web Professionals' with ISBN 9780130649300 and ISBN 0130649309.