commit e95375cc2fd5e975b772c92a0881a8f0636601a5
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile(a)redhat.com>
Date: Tue Aug 24 10:30:27 2010 +0200
Updated The Apache HTTP Server 2.2 section.
en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
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diff --git a/en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml b/en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml
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--- a/en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml
+++ b/en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml
@@ -18,63 +18,80 @@
This chapter focuses on the <application>Apache HTTP Server
2.2</application>, a robust, full-featured open source web server developed by the
<ulink
url="http://www.apache.org/">Apache Software
Foundation</ulink>, that is included in &MAJOROSVER;. It describes the basic
configuration of the <systemitem class="service">httpd</systemitem>
service, and covers advanced topics such as adding server modules, setting up virtual
hosts, or configuring the secure HTTP server.
</para>
<section id="s1-httpd-v2">
- <title>Apache HTTP Server 2.2</title>
+ <title>The Apache HTTP Server 2.2</title>
<para>
- There are important differences between the Apache HTTP Server 2.2 and version
2.0.
- </para>
- <para>
- This section reviews some of the features of Apache HTTP Server 2.2 and outlines
important changes. <!-- If you are upgrading from version 1.3, you should also read the
instructions on migrating from version 1.3 to version 2.0. For instructions on migrating a
version 1.3 configuration file to the 2.0 format, refer to <xref
linkend="s3-httpd-v2-mig" />. -->
+ There are important differences between the Apache HTTP Server 2.2 and version 2.0,
and if you are upgrading from a previous release of &MAJOROS;, you will need to update
the <systemitem class="service">httpd</systemitem> configuration
accordingly. This section reviews some of the newly added features, and outlines important
changes.
</para>
<section id="s2-httpd-v2-features">
- <title>Features of Apache HTTP Server 2.2</title>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>Apache HTTP Server</primary>
- <secondary>2.2</secondary>
- <tertiary>features of</tertiary>
- </indexterm>
+ <title>New Features</title>
<para>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.2 features the following improvements over version 2.0:
+ The Apache HTTP Server version 2.2 introduces the following enhancements:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Improved caching modules (mod_cache, mod_disk_cache, mod_mem_cache).
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Apache HTTP
Server</application></primary>
+ <secondary>features</secondary>
+ <tertiary>improved caching modules</tertiary>
+ </indexterm>
+ Improved caching modules, that is, <systemitem
class="resource">mod_cache</systemitem>, <systemitem
class="resource">mod_disk_cache</systemitem>, and <systemitem
class="resource">mod_mem_cache</systemitem>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- A new structure for authentication and authorization support, replacing the
authentication modules provided in previous versions.
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Apache HTTP
Server</application></primary>
+ <secondary>features</secondary>
+ <tertiary>proxy load balancing</tertiary>
+ </indexterm>
+ Support for proxy load balancing, that is, the <systemitem
class="resource">mod_proxy_balancer</systemitem> module.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Support for proxy load balancing (mod_proxy_balancer)
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Apache HTTP
Server</application></primary>
+ <secondary>features</secondary>
+ <tertiary>large files support</tertiary>
+ </indexterm>
+ Support for large files on 32-bit architectures, allowing the web server to
handle files greater than 2GB.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- support for handling large files (namely, greater than 2GB) on 32-bit
platforms
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Apache HTTP
Server</application></primary>
+ <secondary>features</secondary>
+ <tertiary>improved authentication support</tertiary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Apache HTTP
Server</application></primary>
+ <secondary>features</secondary>
+ <tertiary>improved authorization support</tertiary>
+ </indexterm>
+ A new structure for authentication and authorization support, replacing the
authentication modules provided in previous versions.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ <section id="s2-httpd-v2-changes">
+ <title>Notable Changes</title>
<para>
- The following changes have been made to the default httpd configuration:
+ Since version 2.0, few changes have been made to the default <systemitem
class="service">httpd</systemitem> service configuration:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The mod_cern_meta and mod_asis modules are no longer loaded by default.
+ The following modules are no longer loaded by default: <systemitem
class="resource">mod_cern_meta</systemitem> and <systemitem
class="resource">mod_asis</systemitem>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The mod_ext_filter module is now loaded by default.
+ The following modules are newly loaded by default: <systemitem
class="resource">mod_ext_filter</systemitem>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>
- If upgrading from a previous release of &MAJOROS;, the httpd configuration
will need to be updated for httpd 2.2. For more information, refer to
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html
- </para>
</section>
</section>
<section id="s1-httpd-mig">