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Different options for establishing a presence: hosting (shared, dedicated), co-location, in-house. Cost/benefit. Professional vs. fun.
 Which web server? Apache, boa, AOLServer.

Let's assume Apache for our purposes. It's the most popular web server on the public internet, with more sites served than all other web servers combined.

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Static pages vs. cgi vs. server extensions.
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Static pages vs. cgi vs. server extensions. PHP.
  Startup, shutdown. /usr/sbin/apachectl
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  • Check logs: access logs, error logs
  • Keep up with patches
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Case study: the Caboteria http://www.caboteria.org/. The goal is to have fun so it's run on a cable modem with DNS hosted by a DNS hosting company. Apache, Debian, Wiki, PHP. Pros: flexible. Cons: not reliable (IP change, cable outage, power outage, hw failure).
  -- TobyCabot - 24 Mar 2003

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Apache documentation:
 Different categories of files:
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Web Server Overview

Which web server? Apache, boa, AOLServer.

Let's assume Apache for our purposes. It's the most popular web server on the public internet, with more sites served than all other web servers combined.

Different categories of files:

  • configuration - /etc/httpd, /etc/apache
  • web pages - /var/www
  • logs - /var/log/httpd, /var/log/apache

Static pages vs. cgi vs. server extensions.

Startup, shutdown. /usr/sbin/apachectl

Good server hygeine

  • Check logs: access logs, error logs
  • Keep up with patches

-- TobyCabot - 24 Mar 2003

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