Apache Miscellaneous Documentation
Below is a list of additional documentation pages that apply
to the Apache web server development project.
Warning
Some of the documents below have not been fully updated
to take into account changes made in the 2.0 version of the
Apache HTTP Server. Some of the information may still be
relevant, but please use it with care.
- How to use XSSI and
Negotiation for custom ErrorDocuments
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Describes a solution which uses XSSI and negotiation to
custom-tailor the Apache ErrorDocuments to taste, adding the
advantage of returning internationalized versions of the
error messages depending on the client's language
preferences.
- File Descriptor use in
Apache
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Describes how Apache uses file descriptors and talks
about various limits imposed on the number of descriptors
available by various operating systems.
FIN_WAIT_2-
A description of the causes of Apache processes going
into the FIN_WAIT_2 state, and what you can do
about it.
- Known Client
Problems
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A list of problems in HTTP clients which can be mitigated
by Apache.
- Performance Notes - Apache
Tuning
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Notes about how to (run-time and compile-time) configure
Apache for highest performance. Notes explaining why Apache
does some things, and why it doesn't do other things (which
make it slower/faster).
- Security Tips
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Some "do"s - and "don't"s - for keeping your Apache web
site secure.
- URL Rewriting Guide
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This document supplements the mod_rewrite
reference documentation.
It describes how one can use Apache's mod_rewrite
to solve typical URL-based problems webmasters are usually confronted
with in practice.
- Apache Tutorials
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A list of external resources which help to accomplish common
tasks with the Apache HTTP server.
- Relevant Standards
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This document acts as a reference page for most of the relevant
standards that Apache follows.
