Apache HTTP Server

Apache HTTP Server

• Apache HTTP Server Project
• Versions: 1.3.x, 2.0.x, 2.2.x
• Our local installation for experimental use (version 2.0.x)
• Apache httpd Document for Apache 2.0

Experimental use

• Install ... /sw/www/bin/installwww.sh
  • need to install every time (sorry)
• ~/www/conf/httpd.conf ... configuration file
• ~/www/bin/apachectl start

Standard use

• You must be a super user
• Download ... from this page
• Expand ... tar xvzf httpd-NN.tar.gz
• Configure ... cd httpd-NN; ./configure
• Make & Install ... make; make install
• Start ... /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

Configuration

• httpd.conf
• Many configurable parameters
• Quick Reference

Scopes (Context)

• Server-wide
• Virtual Host
• Directory / Location / Files
• .htaccess

URL Mapping

• Mapping URLs to the Filesystem
• DocumentRoot / Alias / ScriptAlias ...

CGI

• Common Gateway Interface
• suexec

SSI

• Server Side Includes

Quiz of the day

• ______ HTTP Server is the most popular web server on the Internet.

Homework

• Make a CGI program for apache on iMac.
• Include the program and access_log record in your report.
• Also try Python CGI module for user input string.
• example program