[deployment-guide/comm-rel: 461/727] Updated The Apache HTTP Server 2.2 section.

Jaromir Hradilek jhradile at fedoraproject.org
Tue Oct 19 13:03:36 UTC 2010


commit e95375cc2fd5e975b772c92a0881a8f0636601a5
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml b/en-US/The_Apache_HTTP_Server.xml
index fde6e8c..ba92ac5 100644
--- 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">


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