Learn Apache web server administration from the basic web server concept to the advanced topics, such as best practices, security, logging, integration, and other guides.
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HTTP/2 is the second major version HTTP protocol released in 2015. Since launch, around 11% of website support HTTP/2. It got many features like: HTTP Header Compression Push technologies Load page elements in parallel over a single TCP connection Binary protocol Reduce latency Demo by AKAMAI shows HTTP/2 is approximately two times faster than HTTP/1.1 Did…
Most of the CDN like Cloudflare, SUCURI, AKAMAI let you enable IPv6 from their edge network. However, if you are not using CDN that provides IPv6 and needs to enable your website, then here is how you can do it. IPv6 has a performance advantage over IPv4. It can help to decrease the page load…
Apache is the most popular Web Server, and if you intend to work as a Middleware/System/Web administrator, then you must be familiar with it. Apache HTTP is an open-source Web Server for Windows & UNIX. A few days back, I wrote about WebSphere Interview Questions, and many of you requested to write about Apache Web…
HTTP Server by IBM is based on Apache HTTP, which can be installed on AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, HP-UX or z/OS. There is four major version of IHS available. IBM HTTP Server 6.0 IBM HTTP Server 7.0 IBM HTTP Server 8.0 IBM HTTP Server 8.5 Knowing which version is installed on your server is essential…
SSL/TLS certificate doesn’t cost a penny. Thanks to Let’s Encrypt. SSL Certificate is mandatory for any transactional services based business website on complying with PCI DSS. It secures the data transmitted from the client to the server. Having SSL/TLS (HTTPS) to your website also helps you to boost ranking in Google Search. Usually, SSL cert…
X-Content-Type-Options Header Implementation in Apache, Nginx, IBM HTTP Server & Shared Hosting Every resource served from a web server is associated with MIME type (also called content-type). There is a possibility to execute style sheet and steal content from another site through content type doesn’t match. You may prevent this vulnerability in Internet Explorer or…
IBM HTTP Server (IHS) is based on Apache HTTP server with added features. It’s free and included in IBM WAS. If you are using WebSphere Application Server in your environment then most probably you will end up using IHS and as an administrator, you must know the installation procedure of IBM HTTP Server. In this…
Application uptime is crucial for business operation, and as Infrastructure support, you must be equipped with the required monitoring tool for proactive action. If you are working in a large organization, then most probably you will have some enterprise tool, which you are obliged to use it. However, for small to medium businesses – you…
Having a default product error page from Apache HTTP or Nginx doesn’t look good, and it reveals version information, which leads to information leakage vulnerability. If you haven’t’ implemented a custom error page for your web application, then you must consider doing it for many reasons, including below. Branding – Show customized messages with your…
Monitor and analyze web server logs with open source real-time log analyzer – GoAccess Web troubleshooting is fun and can be frustrating if you are not equipped with right tools. If you are supporting heavy traffic website then often you need to analyze and monitor web servers logs for performance & capacity planning. This is…
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