Apache Week issue 295

                                APACHE WEEK
                                      
The essential weekly guide for users of the world's most popular Web server.
                          Issue 295: 17th May 2002
                                      
                                 In this issue
                                       
     * Under development
     * In the news
     * Featured articles
       
                               Under development
                                       
     The hot topic on the development list this week was the recommended
     command used to start the web server in 2.0. A number of changes
     since 1.3 mean that (at least on some platforms) starting the
     server is no longer as simple as running bin/httpd from a freshly
     installed binary build. Several proposals were made to remedy the
     situation; integration of apachectl's start/stop/restart
     functionality into the httpd binary itself proved popular.
     
     Only one major problem has been found in the 2.0.36 release
     completed [1]last week; problems with semaphore handling
     ([2]BZ#8124) which mean that mod_ssl will stop serving requests
     after a period of time. (The bug also affects mod_rewrite if
     RewriteLogLevel is set above 0). Other changes committed since
     2.0.36 include:
     * SSL CONNECT tunnelling has been fixed in mod_proxy ([3]BZ#8903)
     * fix for using mod_userdir and ScriptAlias to enable CGI in home
       directories ([4]BZ#8841)
     * improvements to mod_isapi on Win32
     * the SSLLog and SSLLogLevel directives have been deprecated,
       mod_ssl now follows the normal logging directives
     * fix for corrupted output from mod_deflate ([5]BZ#9014)
       
                                  In the news
                                       
     Apache Week visited the NetWorld+Interop show last week and found
     updated releases of Apache-based commercial products from Covalent
     and Red Hat, both aimed at enterprise users.
     
     [6]Covalent announced the release of their Enterprise Ready Server
     built on Apache 2.0. searchWebManagement.com take it out [7]for a
     test drive.
     
     Meanwhile, Red Hat launched their latest Enterprise release of open
     source [8]Stronghold based on Apache 1.3. Red Hat are [9]running a
     webcast on the 22nd May with more details.
     
                               Featured articles
                                       
     In this section we highlight some of the articles on the web that
     are of interest to Apache users.
     
     [10]"Using Zope With Apache" lists the pros of implementing Apache
     as Zope's HTTP server, and shows you a few methods on how to
     connect them such as by using persistent CGI, mod_rewrite,
     mod_fastcgi, mod_proxy, and Zap (a package created by Zope.org).
     Zope installation is not covered as it assumes that Zope is already
     setup on your machine.
     
     This month, UnixReview.com reviews the [11]Sair 202
     Apache/Webservers Exam which is one of the three electives you have
     to pass to obtain the Sair Linux and GNU Level II (Engineer)
     certification. It tabulates the topics covered and provides links
     to information you'll need to know in order to sit for the exam
     confidently.
     
     In his quest for a good book on how to administer Apache on a Linux
     server which doesn't touch on how to write web applications, Jeff
     Durham pops down to his local bookstore and compares 5 Apache
     books. In [12]"Apache roundup", he presents his findings and picks
     [13]"Linux Apache Web Server Administration" from the lineup as his
     first choice.
     
     If you are a beginner when it comes to administering an Apache web
     server on a Linux machine, you may be interested to read [14]"Tips
     on basic Linux server security". This article advises you to set a
     complicated password, disable services that are not required, limit
     access to certain people, check the integrity of your files
     regularly, and check the system logs frequently too.
       ______________________________________________________________
     
     This issue brought to you by: Mark J Cox, Joe Orton, Min Min Tsan
     Comments or criticisms? Please email us at
     [15][email protected].
     
     [16]Apache Week is copyright 1996-2002 by [17]Red Hat, Inc.

References

   1. http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/02-05-17#apache2036
   2. http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8124
   3. http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8903
   4. http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8841
   5. http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9014
   6. http://www.covalent.net/company/pressrelease.php?press_id=45
   7. http://searchwebmanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid27_gci823631,00.html
   8. http://stronghold.redhat.com/
   9. http://redhat.rsc03.net/servlet/website/ResponseForm?koEY-VV-TVzmkhgnohsKPJ-7iHJoL
  10. http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/Zope/ZopeWithApache/page1.html
  11. http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=2427/uni1020800046161/0205a.htm
  12. http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=2427/uni1021415646771/0205g.htm
  13. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782127347/apacheweek
  14. http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=109
  15. mailto:[email protected]
  16. http://www.apacheweek.com/
  17. http://www.redhat.com/

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