tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183850692011-04-21T17:49:37.409-07:00Unix and FreeBsd tutorialsJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02881162769737709189noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18385069.post-1130478319069632712005-10-27T22:43:00.000-07:002005-10-28T02:19:36.180-07:00Apache HTTP Server is an open source HTTP web server for Unix-like systems (BSD, Linux, and UNIX systems), Microsoft Windows, Novell Netware and other platforms.<br /><br />Apache features highly configurable error messages, DBMS-based authentication databases, and content negotiation. It is also supported by several graphical user interfaces (GUIs) which permit easier, more intuitive configuration of the server.<br /><br />The Apache HTTP Server is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />Initially, Apache was the only viable open source alternative to the Netscape web server (currently known as Sun Java System Web Server). It has since evolved to rival other Unix-based HTTP servers in terms of functionality and performance. Since April 1996 Apache has been the most popular HTTP server on the Internet: in May 1999 it was running on 57% of all web servers; by August 2005 this percentage had increased to 69% (Netcraft Web Server Survey, August 2005).<br /><br />The author claims the name was initially chosen as a catchy name in order to be original, but the most widespread interpretation (which almost immediately surfaced) is that the name comes from the fact that when it was developed in early 1995, it consisted of changes in the code to the most popular HTTP server of the time, NCSA HTTPd 1.3 and was therefore "a patchy" server. However, in the FAQ on the server's official site, it is stated: "The name 'Apache' was chosen from respect for the Native American Indian tribe of Apache (Indé), well-known for their superior skills in warfare strategy and their inexhaustible endurance". Regardless, version 2 of the Apache server was written from scratch and contains no code from NCSA.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18385069-113047831906963271?l=unixguide.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02881162769737709189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18385069.post-1130477738699033882005-10-27T22:34:00.000-07:002005-10-27T22:35:38.706-07:00 <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18385069-113047773869903388?l=unixguide.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02881162769737709189noreply@blogger.com1