Apache HTTP Server Version 1.3
Apache Miscellaneous Documentation
Below is a list of additional documentation pages that apply to the
Apache web server development project.
API
Description of Apache's Application Programming Interface.
FAQ
Frequently-Asked Questions concerning the Apache project and server.
Reading Client Input in Apache 1.2
Describes differences between Apache 1.1 and 1.2 in how modules
read information from the client.
Compatibility with NCSA
Notes about Apache's compatibility with the NCSA server.
How to use XSSI and Negotiation
for custom ErrorDocuments
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
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.
"How-To"
Instructions about how to accomplish some commonly-desired server
functionality changes.
HTTP Features list
A tab-separate table of HTTP features implemented and tested in Apache.
Known Client Problems
A list of problems in HTTP clients which can be mitigated by Apache.
No PGP
Why we took PEM and PGP support out of the base Apache distribution.
Performance Notes (BSD 4.4)
Some notes about ways to improve/optimize Apache performance on
BSD 4.4 systems.
Performance Notes (Digital UNIX)
Extracts of USENET postings describing how to optimize Apache
performance on Digital UNIX systems.
Performance Notes (HPUX)
Email from an HP engineer on how to optimize HP-UX 10.20.
Performance Notes (General)
Some generic notes about how to improve the performance of your
machine/OS.
Performance Notes -- Apache Tuning
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
Some "do"s - and "don't"s - for keeping your
Apache web site secure.
Virtual Hosts (IP-based)
Excerpts and notes about configuring and using Apache IP-based virtual
hosts.
Windows Bug with Web Keepalive
A brief description of a known problem with Microsoft Windows and
web sites accessed using keepalive connections.
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