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<TITLE>Apache server Frequently Asked Questions</TITLE>
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<H1>Apache server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
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<H2>The Questions</H2>
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<LI><A HREF="#what">What is Apache ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#why">Why was Apache created ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#relate">How does the Apache group relate to other servers ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#name">Why the name "Apache" ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#compatible">How compatible is Apache with my existing NCSA 1.3 setup ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#compare">OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#proxy">Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#future">What are the future plans for Apache ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#support">Who do I contact for support ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#more">Is there any more information on Apache ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#where">Where can get Apache ?</A>
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<H2>The Answers</H2>
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<LI><A name="what">What is Apache ?</A>
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<P>
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Apache was originally based on code and ideas found in the most
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popular HTTP server of the time.. NCSA httpd 1.3 (early 1995). It has
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since evolved into a far superior system which can rival (and probably
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surpass) almost any other UNIX based HTTP server in terms of functionality,
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efficiency and speed.
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<p>Since it began, it has been completely rewritten, and includes many new
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features. Apache is, as of November 1996, the most popular WWW server on
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the Internet, according to the <a
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href="http://www.netcraft.com/Survey/">Netcraft Survey</a>.
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</P>
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<LI><A name="relate">How does the Apache group relate to other
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server efforts, such as NCSA's?</A>
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We, of course, owe a great debt to NCSA and their programmers for
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making the server Apache was based on. We now, however, have our own
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server, and our project is mostly our own. The Apache Project is an
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entirely independent venture.
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<LI><A name="why">Why was Apache created ?</A>
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<P>to address concerns of a group of www providers and part time httpd
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programmers, that httpd didn't behave as they wanted it
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to. Apache is an entirely volunteer effort, completely funded by its
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members, not by commercial sales.
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</P>
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<LI><A name="name">Why the name "Apache" ?</A>
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<P>A cute name which stuck. Apache is "<B>A PA</B>t<B>CH</B>y server". It was
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based on some existing code and a series of "patch files".
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</P>
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<LI><A name="compatible">How compatible is Apache with my existing NCSA 1.3
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setup ?</A><P>
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Apache attempts to offer all the features and configuration options
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of NCSA httpd 1.3, as well as many of the additional features found in
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NCSA httpd 1.4 and NCSA httpd 1.5.<P>
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NCSA httpd appears to be moving toward adding experimental features
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which are not generally required at the moment. Some of the experiments
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will succeed while others will inevitably be dropped. The Apache philosophy is
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to add what's needed as and when it is needed.<p>
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Friendly interaction between Apache and NCSA developers should ensure
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that fundamental feature enhancments stay consistent between the two
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servers for the foreseeable future.<p>
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<LI><A name="compare">OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers ?</A>
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For an independent assessment, see <A HREF="http://webcompare.iworld.com/compare/chart.html">http://webcompare.iworld.com/compare/chart.html</A>
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</P>
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<P>Apache has been shown to be substantially faster than many other
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free servers. Although certain commercial servers have claimed to
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surpass Apache's speed (it has not been demonstrated that any of these
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"benchmarks" are a good way of measuring WWW server speed at any
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rate), we feel that it is better to have a mostly-fast free server
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than an extremely-fast server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache
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is run on sites that get millions of hits per day, and they have
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experienced no performance difficulties.</p>
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<LI><A name="tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</A>
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<p>Apache is run on over 200,000 Internet servers (as of November 1996). It has
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been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group
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maintains rigorous standards before releasing new versions of their
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server, and our server runs without a hitch on over one third of all
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WWW servers. When bugs do show up, we release patches and new
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versions, as soon as they are available.</a>
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<P>See <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/info/apache_users.html">http://www.apache.org/info/apache_users.html</A> for an incomplete list of sites running Apache.</P>
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<LI><A name="proxy">Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?
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<p>Apache version 1.1
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and above comes with a proxy module. If compiled in, this will make
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Apache act as a caching-proxy server
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<p>
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<HR>
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<LI><A name="future">What are the future plans for Apache ?</A>
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<P><UL>
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<LI>to continue as a public domain HTTP server,
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<LI>to keep up with advances in HTTP protocol and web developments in general
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<LI>to collect suggestions for fixes/improvements from its users,
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<LI>to respond to needs of large volume providers as well as occasional users.
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</UL>
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</P><HR>
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<LI><A name="support">Who do I contact for support ?</A>
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<P>There is no official support for Apache. None of the developers want to
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be swamped by a flood of trivial questions that can be resolved elsewhere.
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Bug reports and suggestions should be sent via <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">the bug report page.</A>
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Other questions should be directed to
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<A HREF="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix</A>, where some of the Apache team lurk,
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in the company of many other httpd gurus who should be able
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to help.
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<p>
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Commercial support for Apache is, however, available from a number
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third parties.
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</p>
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<HR>
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<LI><A name="more">Is there any more information on Apache ?</A>
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<P>Indeed there is. See <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</A>.
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</P>
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<HR>
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<LI><A name="where">Where can get Apache ?</A>
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<P>
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You can find the source for Apache at <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</A>.
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</P>
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