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| <H2>The Questions</H2> |
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| <LI VALUE="1"><STRONG>Background</STRONG> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#what">What is Apache?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#why">Why was Apache created?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#relate">How does The Apache Group's work relate to |
| other servers?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#name">Why the name "Apache"?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#compare">OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#future">What are the future plans for Apache?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#support">Whom do I contact for support?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#more">Is there any more information on Apache?</A> |
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| <LI><A HREF="#where">Where can I get Apache?</A> |
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| <H3>A. Background</H3> |
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| <LI><A NAME="what"> |
| <STRONG>What is Apache?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| Apache was originally based on code and ideas found in the most |
| popular HTTP server of the time.. NCSA httpd 1.3 (early 1995). It has |
| since evolved into a far superior system which can rival (and probably |
| surpass) almost any other UNIX based HTTP server in terms of functionality, |
| efficiency and speed. |
| </P> |
| <P> |
| Since it began, it has been completely rewritten, and includes many new |
| features. Apache is, as of January 1997, the most popular WWW server on |
| the Internet, according to the |
| <A HREF="http://www.netcraft.com/Survey/">Netcraft Survey</A>. |
| </P> |
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| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="why"> |
| <STRONG>Why was Apache created?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| 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. |
| Apache is an entirely volunteer effort, completely funded by its |
| members, not by commercial sales. |
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| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="relate"> |
| <STRONG>How does The Apache Group's work relate to other |
| server efforts, such as NCSA's?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| 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 |
| server, and our project is mostly our own. The Apache Project is an |
| entirely independent venture. |
| </P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="name"> |
| <STRONG>Why the name "Apache"?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| A cute name which stuck. Apache is "<STRONG>A |
| PA</STRONG>t<STRONG>CH</STRONG>y server". It was |
| based on some existing code and a series of "patch files". |
| </P> |
| |
| <P> |
| For many developers it is also a reverant connotation to the Native |
| American Indian tribe of Apache, <A |
| HREF="http://www.indians.org/welker/apache.htm">well-known for their |
| superior skills in warfare strategy and inexhaustible endurance</A>. |
| Online information about the Apache Nation is tough to locate; we |
| suggest searching |
| <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=Apache+Nation">Google</A>, |
| <A HREF="http://www.northernlight.com/nlquery.fcg?qr=Apache+Nation">Northernlight</A>, |
| <A HREF="http://infoseek.go.com/Titles?qt=Apache+Nation">Infoseek</A>, or |
| <A HREF="http://www.alltheweb.com/cgi-bin/asearch?query=Apache+Nation">AllTheWeb</A>. |
| </P> |
| <P> |
| In addition, <A |
| HREF="http://www.indian.org/">http://www.indian.org/</A> and <A |
| HREF="http://www.nativeweb.com/">http://www.nativeweb.com/</A> are |
| two excellent resources for Native American information. |
| </P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="compare"> |
| <STRONG>OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| For an independent assessment, see |
| <A HREF="http://webcompare.internet.com/chart.html">Web Compare</A>'s |
| comparison chart. |
| </P> |
| <P> |
| Apache has been shown to be substantially faster than many other |
| free servers. Although certain commercial servers have claimed to |
| surpass Apache's speed (it has not been demonstrated that any of these |
| "benchmarks" are a good way of measuring WWW server speed at any |
| rate), we feel that it is better to have a mostly-fast free server |
| than an extremely-fast server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache |
| is run on sites that get millions of hits per day, and they have |
| experienced no performance difficulties. |
| </P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="tested"> |
| <STRONG>How thoroughly tested is Apache?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| Apache is run on over 3 million Internet servers (as of June 1999). It has |
| been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group |
| maintains rigorous standards before releasing new versions of their |
| server, and our server runs without a hitch on over one half of all |
| WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show up, we |
| release patches and new versions as soon as they are available. |
| </P> |
| <P> |
| The Apache project's web site includes a page with a partial list of |
| <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/info/apache_users.html">sites running |
| Apache</A>. |
| </P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="future"> |
| <STRONG>What are the future plans for Apache?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| <UL> |
| <LI>to continue to be an "open source" no-charge-for-use HTTP server, |
| </LI> |
| <LI>to keep up with advances in HTTP protocol and web developments in |
| general, |
| </LI> |
| <LI>to collect suggestions for fixes/improvements from its users, |
| </LI> |
| <LI>to respond to needs of large volume providers as well as |
| occasional users. |
| </LI> |
| </UL> |
| <P></P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="support"> |
| <STRONG>Whom do I contact for support?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| 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. |
| Bug reports and suggestions should be sent <EM>via</EM> |
| <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">the bug report page</A>. |
| Other questions should be directed to the |
| <A HREF="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix" |
| >comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix</A> or <A HREF= |
| "news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows" |
| >comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows</A> |
| newsgroup (as appropriate for the platform you use), where some of the |
| Apache team lurk, in the company of many other httpd gurus who |
| should be able to help. |
| </P> |
| <P> |
| Commercial support for Apache is, however, available from a number |
| of third parties. |
| </P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="more"> |
| <STRONG>Is there any more information available on |
| Apache?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| Indeed there is. See the main |
| <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">Apache web site</A>. |
| There is also a regular electronic publication called |
| <A HREF="http://www.apacheweek.com/" REL="Help"><CITE>Apache Week</CITE></A> |
| available. Links to relevant <CITE>Apache Week</CITE> articles are |
| included below where appropriate. There are also some |
| <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/info/apache_books.html" |
| >Apache-specific books</A> available. |
| </P> |
| <HR> |
| </LI> |
| |
| <LI><A NAME="where"> |
| <STRONG>Where can I get Apache?</STRONG> |
| </A> |
| <P> |
| You can find out how to download the source for Apache at the |
| project's |
| <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">main web page</A>. |
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