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12TH SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE (LISA '98) - Dec 6-11, 1998 - Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts
 
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S6   Setting Up And Administering A Web Server
Bryan Buus, XOR Network Engineering

Who should attend: Administrators who are interested in creating a World Wide Web service for their company, or becoming their company's "Webmaster." The course is intended for people who have some knowledge of UNIX system administration.

The World Wide Web is the most widely used Internet service. Companies are quickly discovering that they need to be on the Web to provide information to customers and to keep up with the competition. This course describes how to set up and maintain a World Wide Web server on a UNIX platform. The servers covered in the course include the popular and freely available Apache and NCSA Web servers (these servers own approximately 60% of the server market).

Topics covered include:

-    The architecture of the Web
-    The HTTP protocol
-    Compiling the server
-    Server configuration
*    Creating "Virtual Hosts"
*    Resource configuration
*    Access configuration
*    Per user access

-    Analyzing and rotating logs
*    Making sense of Agent and Referrer Logs

-    Web-related security issues
-    Electronic commerce issues
-    Security and the Web
*    Operating System, CGI, and software considerations
*    Setting up and configuring SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

-    Server performance issues
-    Using multiple servers
-    Detecting server problems

Setting up the Web server is only half of the battle. Understanding exactly how the protocol works, what performance issues are critical, what security implications are, and other nuances are just some of the important issues that all webmasters need to thoroughly understand. After completing this course, webmasters should have an in-depth understanding of their server environment and the critical issues surrounding ongoing maintenance.  


 Bryan Buus  (S6, M11is the manager of XOR Network Engineering's Web services group. Before coming to XOR, Bryan kickstarted O'Reilly & Associates' online efforts in 1992. He has been managing Web services since their introduction. He has given seminars on managing Web services for USENIX, CERFnet, SANS, and Hewlett Packard's consulting division. Bryan is a co-author of Managing Internet Information Services.
 


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