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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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! If you are reading a text-only version of this FAQ, you may find numbers
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! do not appear, and are not needed, for the hypertext version.
! 
! <H2>The Questions</H2>



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<LI><A HREF="#cookies2">Why don't my cookies work, I even compiled in
mod_cookies?</A>
</LI>
! <LI><A HREF="#jdk102">Why do my Java app[let]s give me plain text
when I request an URL from an Apache server?</A>
</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#putsupport">Why can't I publish to my Apache server
--- 130,136 ----
<LI><A HREF="#cookies2">Why don't my cookies work, I even compiled in
mod_cookies?</A>
</LI>
! <LI><A HREF="#jdk1-and-http1.1">Why do my Java app[let]s give me plain text
when I request an URL from an Apache server?</A>
</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#putsupport">Why can't I publish to my Apache server
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<HR>

! <H2>The Answers</H2>
! 
! 
! <H3>
! Background
! </H3>
<OL START=1>
<LI><A NAME="what">
What is Apache?
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<HR>

! <H2>The Answers</H2>
! 
! 
! <H3>
! Background
! </H3>
<OL START=1>
<LI><A NAME="what">
What is Apache?
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="why"
! >Why was Apache created?</A>

To address the concerns of a group of WWW providers and part-time httpd
programmers that httpd didn't behave as they wanted it to behave.
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="why">
! Why was Apache created?
! </A>

To address the concerns of a group of WWW providers and part-time httpd
programmers that httpd didn't behave as they wanted it to behave.
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<HR>

</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="relate"
! >How does The Apache Group's work relate to other
! server efforts, such as NCSA's?</A>

We, of course, owe a great debt to NCSA and their programmers for
making the server Apache was based on. We now, however, have our own
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<HR>

</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="relate">
! How does The Apache Group's work relate to other
! server efforts, such as NCSA's?
! </A>

We, of course, owe a great debt to NCSA and their programmers for
making the server Apache was based on. We now, however, have our own
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="name"
! >Why the name "Apache"?</A>

A cute name which stuck. Apache is "A
PAtCHy server". It was
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="name">
! Why the name "Apache"?
! </A>

A cute name which stuck. Apache is "A
PAtCHy server". It was
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="compare"
! >OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers?</A>

For an independent assessment, see
<A
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="compare">
! OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers?
! </A>

For an independent assessment, see
<A
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="tested"
! >How thoroughly tested is Apache?</A>

Apache is run on over 400,000 Internet servers (as of April 1997). It has
been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="tested">
! How thoroughly tested is Apache?
! </A>

Apache is run on over 400,000 Internet servers (as of April 1997). It has
been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="future"
! >What are the future plans for Apache?</A>

<UL>
<LI>to continue as a public domain HTTP server,
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="future">
! What are the future plans for Apache?
! </A>

<UL>
<LI>to continue as a public domain HTTP server,
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="support"
! >Whom do I contact for support?</A>

There is no official support for Apache. None of the developers want to
be swamped by a flood of trivial questions that can be resolved elsewhere.
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="support">
! Whom do I contact for support?
! </A>

There is no official support for Apache. None of the developers want to
be swamped by a flood of trivial questions that can be resolved elsewhere.
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="more"
! >Is there any more information available on Apache?</A>

Indeed there is. See the main
<A
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="more">
! Is there any more information available on
! Apache?
! </A>

Indeed there is. See the main
<A
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="where"
! >Where can I get Apache?</A>

You can find out how to download the source for Apache at the
project's
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="where">
! Where can I get Apache?
! </A>

You can find out how to download the source for Apache at the
project's
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<HR>
</LI>
</OL>
! <H3>
! Technical Questions
! </H3>
<OL START=11>
! <LI><A
! NAME="what2do"
! >"Why can't I ...? Why won't ... work?" What to
! do in case of problems</A>

If you are having trouble with your Apache server software, you should
take the following steps:
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<HR>
</LI>
</OL>
! <H3>
! Technical Questions
! </H3>
<OL START=11>
! <LI><A NAME="what2do">
! "Why can't I ...? Why won't ... work?" What to
! do in case of problems
! </A>

If you are having trouble with your Apache server software, you should
take the following steps:
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</OL>
<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="compatible"
! >How compatible is Apache with my existing NCSA 1.3
! setup?</A>

Apache attempts to offer all the features and configuration options
of NCSA httpd 1.3, as well as many of the additional features found in
--- 431,440 ----
</OL>
<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="compatible">
! How compatible is Apache with my existing NCSA 1.3
! setup?
! </A>

Apache attempts to offer all the features and configuration options
of NCSA httpd 1.3, as well as many of the additional features found in
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="CGIoutsideScriptAlias"
! >How do I enable CGI execution in directories other than
! the ScriptAlias?</A>
! 
! 

Apache recognises all files in a directory named as a
<A
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="CGIoutsideScriptAlias">
! How do I enable CGI execution in directories other than
! the ScriptAlias?
! </A>

Apache recognises all files in a directory named as a
<A
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="ssi-part-i"
! >How do I enable SSI (parsed HTML)?</A>

SSI (an acronym for Server-Side Include) directives allow static HTML
documents to be enhanced at run-time (e.g., when delivered to
--- 531,539 ----

<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="ssi-part-i">
! How do I enable SSI (parsed HTML)?
! </A>

SSI (an acronym for Server-Side Include) directives allow static HTML
documents to be enhanced at run-time (e.g., when delivered to
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</UL>
<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="ssi-part-ii"
! >Why don't my parsed files get cached?</A>

Since the server is performing run-time processing of your SSI
directives, which may change the content shipped to the client, it
--- 585,593 ----
</UL>
<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="ssi-part-ii">
! Why don't my parsed files get cached?
! </A>

Since the server is performing run-time processing of your SSI
directives, which may change the content shipped to the client, it
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="ssi-part-iii"
! >How can I have my script output parsed?</A>

So you want to include SSI directives in the output from your CGI
script, but can't figure out how to do it?
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="ssi-part-iii">
! How can I have my script output parsed?
! </A>

So you want to include SSI directives in the output from your CGI
script, but can't figure out how to do it?
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what the SSIs would be doing. After all, it's generating the
rest of the content.

<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="proxy"
! >Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?</A>

Apache version 1.1 and above comes with a proxy module. If compiled
in, this will make Apache act as a caching-proxy server.

<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="multiviews"
! >What are "multiviews"?</A>

"Multiviews" is the general name given to the Apache
server's ability to provide language-specific document variants in
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what the SSIs would be doing. After all, it's generating the
rest of the content.

+ 
+ This is a feature The Apache Group hopes to add in the next major
+ release after 1.2.
+ 
<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="proxy">
! Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?
! </A>

Apache version 1.1 and above comes with a proxy module. If compiled
in, this will make Apache act as a caching-proxy server.

<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="multiviews">
! What are "multiviews"?
! </A>

"Multiviews" is the general name given to the Apache
server's ability to provide language-specific document variants in
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A
! NAME="fdlim"
! >Why can't I run more than <n>
! virtual hosts?</A>

The Apache server can behave unpredictably when it encounters some
resource limitations. One of these is the per-process limit
--- 663,672 ----

<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="fdlim">
! Why can't I run more than <n>
! virtual hosts?
! </A>

The Apache server can behave unpredictably when it encounters some
resource limitations. One of these is the per-process limit
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<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="jdk102">
Why do my Java app[let]s give me plain text when I request
an URL from an Apache server?
</A>
--- 885,891 ----

<HR>
</LI>
! <LI><A NAME="jdk1-and-http1.1">
Why do my Java app[let]s give me plain text when I request
an URL from an Apache server?
</A>