At 01:31 AM 12/31/01 -0700, justken <justken@rogers.com> wrote:
>my 2 cents. actaully - it's about 5 bucks worth here, but hey! if you
>don't have time to read, skip the explanations...
>
>i'm a novice user of apache and have managed to figure it out, at least
>how to get it to do most of what i need it for, primarily from the docs it
>ships with. although hours spent studying the very well commented .conf
>file have been most helpful - and of course good old trial and error in
>the end.
It's obvious from your message that you're working your way through
learning Apache - a respectable undertaking. I also understand you're not
anxious to put down a considerable amount of cash for a book that might not
be as much help as you need. However, I will again recommend the
_Apache_Server_Bible_ by Mohammed J. Kabir, published by IDG Books. The
section about the config. files is a bit out of date, since Apache is now
recommending that everything be kept in the httpd.conf file, rather than
the 3 it used to be in, but if you just think of his descriptions as
different parts of the same file, it works just fine. In addition, he does
a good job of explaining about virtual hosts, including touching on the
all-important sendmail setup - but that's a whole 'nother can of
worms... I've found the book indispensible, and expect it will continue to
be a great resource, since it also covers topics like server load
splitting, something *every* aspiring webmaster hopes to have to deal with,
I think: Don't we all want that much traffic on our sites?
In time, online documentation will improve, but you should also remember
that in the end, a book is a lot easier to carry into the bathroom than
your 'net connection. (though even this will come to pass...)
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