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<TITLE>Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</TITLE>
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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
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$Revision: 1.4 $ ($Date: 2000/04/04 17:06:14 $)
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The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
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Apache web site, at
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REL="Help"
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><SAMP>http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html</SAMP></A>>.
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If you are reading a text-only version of this FAQ, you may find numbers
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enclosed in brackets (such as "[12]"). These refer to the list of
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reference URLs to be found at the end of the document. These references
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<H2>The Questions</H2>
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<LI VALUE="1"><STRONG>Background</STRONG>
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<LI><A HREF="#what">What is Apache?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#why">How and why was Apache created?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#name">Why the name "Apache"?</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="#future">What are the future plans for Apache?</A>
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</LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#support">Whom do I contact for support?</A>
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</LI>
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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 I get Apache?</A>
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<H2>The Answers</H2>
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<H3>A. Background</H3>
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<LI><A NAME="what">
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<STRONG>What is Apache?</STRONG>
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<P>The Apache httpd server
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<LI>is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server
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<LI>implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616)
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<LI>is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules
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<LI>can be customised by writing 'modules' using the Apache module API
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<LI>provides full source code and comes with an unrestrictive license
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<LI>runs on Windows NT/9x, Netware 5.x, OS/2, and most versions of Unix,
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as well as several other operating systems
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<LI>is actively being developed
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<LI>encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and patches
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<LI>implements many frequently requested features, including:<BR><BR>
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<DL>
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<DT>DBM databases for authentication</DT>
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<DD>allows you to easily set up password-protected pages with
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enormous numbers of authorized users, without bogging down the server.
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<DT>Customized responses to errors and problems</DT>
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<DD>Allows you to set up files, or even CGI scripts, which are
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returned by the server in response
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to errors and problems, e.g. setup a script to intercept
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<STRONG>500 Server Error</STRONG>s and perform on-the-fly diagnostics for
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both users and yourself. </DD>
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<DT> Multiple DirectoryIndex directives </DT>
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<DD> Allows you to say <CODE>DirectoryIndex index.html
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index.cgi</CODE>, which instructs the server to either send
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back <CODE>index.html</CODE> or run <CODE>index.cgi</CODE>
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when a directory URL is requested, whichever it finds in the
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directory.
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<DT> Unlimited flexible URL rewriting and aliasing </DT>
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<DD> Apache has no fixed limit on the numbers of Aliases and
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Redirects which may be declared in the config files. In addition,
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a powerful rewriting engine can be used to solve most URL
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manipulation problems.
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<DT>Content negotiation</DT>
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<DD>i.e. the ability to automatically serve clients of varying
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sophistication and HTML level compliance, with documents which
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offer the best representation of information that the client is
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capable of accepting.</DD>
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<DT>Virtual Hosts</DT>
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<DD>A much requested feature, sometimes known as multi-homed servers.
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This allows the server to distinguish between requests made to
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different IP addresses or names (mapped to the same machine). Apache
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also offers dynamically configurable mass-virtual hosting.
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</DD>
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<DT>Configurable Reliable Piped Logs</DT>
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<DD>You can configure
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Apache to generate logs in the format that you want. In addition, on
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most Unix architectures, Apache can send log files to a pipe, allowing
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for log rotation, hit filtering, real-time splitting of multiple vhosts
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into separate logs, and asynchronous DNS resolving on the fly.
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<LI><A NAME="why">
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<STRONG>How and why was Apache created?</STRONG>
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The <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/ABOUT_APACHE.html">About Apache</A>
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document explains how the Apache project evolved from its beginnings
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as an outgrowth of the NCSA httpd project to its current status as
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one of the fastest, most efficient, and most functional web servers
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in existence.
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<LI><A NAME="name">
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<STRONG>Why the name "Apache"?</STRONG>
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A cute name which stuck. Apache is "<STRONG>A
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PA</STRONG>t<STRONG>CH</STRONG>y server". It was
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based on some existing code and a series of "patch files".
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For many developers it is also a reverent connotation to the Native
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American Indian tribe of Apache, <A
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HREF="http://www.indians.org/welker/apache.htm">well-known for their
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superior skills in warfare strategy and inexhaustible endurance</A>.
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Online information about the Apache Nation is tough to locate; we
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suggest searching
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<A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=Apache+Nation">Google</A>,
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<A HREF="http://www.northernlight.com/nlquery.fcg?qr=Apache+Nation">Northernlight</A>,
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<A HREF="http://infoseek.go.com/Titles?qt=Apache+Nation">Infoseek</A>, or
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<A HREF="http://www.alltheweb.com/cgi-bin/asearch?query=Apache+Nation">AllTheWeb</A>.
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</P>
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<P>
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In addition, <A
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HREF="http://www.indian.org/">http://www.indian.org/</A> and <A
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HREF="http://www.nativeweb.com/">http://www.nativeweb.com/</A> are
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two excellent resources for Native American information.
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</P>
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</LI>
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<LI><A NAME="compare">
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<STRONG>OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers?</STRONG>
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</A>
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<P>
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For an independent assessment, see
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<A HREF="http://webcompare.internet.com/chart.html">Web Compare</A>'s
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comparison chart.
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<P>
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Apache has been shown to be substantially faster, more stable, and
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more feature-full than many other web servers. Although certain
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commercial servers have claimed to surpass Apache's speed (it has
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not been demonstrated that any of these "benchmarks" are a
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good way of measuring WWW server speed at any rate), we feel that it
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is better to have a mostly-fast free server than an extremely-fast
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server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache is run on sites that
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get millions of hits per day, and they have experienced no
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performance difficulties.
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</LI>
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<LI><A NAME="tested">
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<STRONG>How thoroughly tested is Apache?</STRONG>
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</A>
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Apache is run on over 6 million Internet servers (as of February
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2000). It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and
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users. The Apache Group maintains rigorous standards before
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releasing new versions of their server, and our server runs without
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a hitch on over one half of all WWW servers available on the
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Internet. When bugs do show up, we release patches and new versions
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as soon as they are available.
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</P>
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</LI>
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<LI><A NAME="future">
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<STRONG>What are the future plans for Apache?</STRONG>
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<LI>to continue to be an "open source" no-charge-for-use HTTP server,
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</LI>
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<LI>to keep up with advances in HTTP protocol and web developments in
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general,
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<LI>to collect suggestions for fixes/improvements from its users,
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</LI>
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<LI>to respond to needs of large volume providers as well as
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occasional users.
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<P></P>
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<LI><A NAME="support">
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<STRONG>Whom do I contact for support?</STRONG>
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</A>
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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 <EM>via</EM>
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">the bug report page</A>.
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Other questions should be directed to the
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<A HREF="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix"
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>comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix</A> or <A HREF=
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"news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows"
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>comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows</A>
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newsgroup (as appropriate for the platform you use), where some of the
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Apache team lurk, in the company of many other httpd gurus who
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should be able 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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of third parties.
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</P>
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</LI>
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<LI><A NAME="more">
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<STRONG>Is there any more information available on
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Apache?</STRONG>
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</A>
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Indeed there is. See the main
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/httpd">Apache web site</A>.
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There is also a regular electronic publication called
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<A HREF="http://www.apacheweek.com/" REL="Help"><CITE>Apache Week</CITE></A>
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available. Links to relevant <CITE>Apache Week</CITE> articles are
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included below where appropriate. There are also some
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/info/apache_books.html"
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>Apache-specific books</A> available.
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</P>
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<LI><A NAME="where">
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<STRONG>Where can I get Apache?</STRONG>
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</A>
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You can find out how to download the source for Apache at the
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project's
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<A HREF="http://www.apache.org/httpd">main web page</A>.
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