Apache is far and away the most widely used web server platform in the world. It runs on about half of the world's existing web sites and is rapidly increasing in popularity, especially since the new version includes support for Win32 systems. Apache: The Definitive Guide describes how to obtain, set up, and secure the Apache software on both Unix and Windows systems. This new second edition fully describes Windows support and all the other Apache 1.3 features. Written and reviewed by key members of the Apache Group, it is the definitive documentation for the world's most popular web server. Contents include:

• The history of the Apache Group
• Obtaining and compiling the server
• Configuring and running Apache on Unix and Windows
• The Apache Module API
• Apache security
• A complete list of configuration directives
• A complete demo of a sample web site
• A CD-ROM with Apache manuals and demo sites discussed in the book