Apache Webserver Administration
Apache and the web : Developed since 1995 Core Technology responsible for initial web growth Currently serves over 54% of all websites. Handles large amount of traffic. Serves many kinds of content with Minimal configuration. Scales Easily. Free to use. Apache Versions : Included Functionality changes. Configuration differences. 1.3 - 1998 to 2010 2.0 - 2000 to 2013 2.2 - 2005 to present 2.3 - 2009 to present Apache Structure : Parent service with multiple child processes. Each child can serve different pages at the same time. Control is lika a manager with a team. Interactions through the Parent. Parent manages children. Fault tolerant and high performance. Interacting with Apache : apachectl - script to control service. Some distributions provide another layer on top of apachectl. Ap