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Web Server Administration - an Overview

This chapter is a broad overview of what is involved in running a Web server. The first section takes a look at the technology and introduces some of the general concepts needed to administer a networked information server. This is followed by a discussion of the relevant planning issues and the chapter concludes with a section detailing some of the practical tasks involved.

• Overview of technology
  • Network concepts
  • Web server concepts
    • The MIME Standard
    • The Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • Web server components
• Planning aspects
  • Organizing information on the Web
  • Staffing
  • Choice of platform
  • Network connection
  • Evaluating Web software
  • Security
  • User expectations
• Practical tasks involved
  • Software installation and configuration
  • Monitoring
  • Routine maintenance

Spinning the Web by Andrew Ford
© 1995 International Thomson Publishing
© 2002 Andrew Ford and Ford & Mason Ltd
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