| New features with this release, as extensions of the Apache functionality |
| (see also more detailed CHANGES file) in the source directory. For more |
| information, see http://www.apache.org/docs/1.1/ |
| |
| In addition to a number of bug fixes and internal performance |
| enhancements, Apache 1.1 has the following specific new user |
| features: |
| |
| *) Caching Proxy Server |
| Apache can now act as an HTTP proxy server, allowing clients |
| behind firewalls to use the server to access the outside world. In |
| addition, it can cache documents it proxies, speeding up access to |
| frequently requested documents. |
| |
| *) Filetype-based Script "Actions" |
| You can now run CGI scripts whenever a file of a certion type is |
| requested. Makes it much easier to execute scripts that process |
| files. |
| |
| *) Support for Keep-Alive Persistent Connections |
| Apache now has (optional) support for persistent connections, as |
| defined by the HTTP/1.1 draft. This protocol, supported by a |
| number of current HTTP servers and browsers (including Netscape |
| Navigator 2.0) has been shown to increase speed of document |
| transfer by up to 50% in certain cases. |
| |
| *) Customizable CGI Environment Variables (not in this release) |
| New PassEnv and SetEnv directives allow you to modify the |
| environment variables passed to CGI scripts |
| |
| *) CERN Metafile Support |
| Now emulates the CERN httpd's support for metafiles containing |
| additional HTTP headers to be supplied with a document. |
| |
| *) Redirect Now Usable in .htaccess Files |
| The Redirect directive can now be used in .htaccess files when the |
| FileInfo directive has been set on. This allows users to redirect |
| parts of their directories without requiring CGI scripts |
| |
| *) Improved UserDir Directive (not in this release) |
| Now supports the ability to point user's files (as specificed by |
| URLs beginning with the "~" character) at directories other than |
| those specified by the Unix password file. |
| |
| *) Minimal DNS Now Runtime Option |
| New HostnameLookups server configuration directive can be used to |
| turn On or Off DNS lookups. This supercedes the -DMINIMAL_DNS |
| compile-time configuration option. |
| |
| *) Listen to Multiple Addresses and Ports |
| Using the new Listen directive, Apache can listen to more than one |
| port and IP address, using the same configuration set. |
| |
| *) Anonymous HTTP Logins |
| New options allow you to allow, using Basic HTTP Authentication, |
| anonymous logins, like those of FTP. This allows you to collect |
| email addresses of people accessing your site. |
| |
| *) File Owner Avialable to Included CGI Scripts |
| Server-side includes that call CGI scripts will now set a |
| USER_NAME environment variable that contains the owner of the file |
| which included it. |
| |
| *) Improved Icons |
| Thanks to Kevin Hughes, Apache's nifty color GIF icons for |
| directory listings have been updated. In addition, the Powered by |
| Apache (apache_pb.gif) logo has been included. |
| |
| *) Log Rotation |
| New support utility to allow log rotation without shutting down the |
| server. See support/rotatelogs.c. |
| |
| NEW AUTHENTICATION MODULES: |
| |
| Note: These modules are not compiled into the server by default, as |
| they require special support on the host system. They must be enabled |
| specifically in the Configuration file. |
| |
| *) Support for Unix DB Authentication - mod_db.c |
| In addition to DBM support, Apache now contains optional support |
| for Berkeley DB databases. |
| |
| *) mSQL Database Authentication - mod_auth_msql.html |
| Support for the use of mSQL databases for user authentication via |
| HTTP is now supported. |