• The HTTP is a standard that all Web browsers and Web servers must speak in order for the Web portion of the Internet to work.

• Apache is designed to install on a myriad of operating systems, including Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Therefore, it has a generic directory structure. Fedora has modified this structure to better fit Linux standards. All changes are made in the Apache configuration file.

• Edit a configuration file to change the behavior of software and using the pound sign to “comment out” a line.

• Apache is efficient in handling static content and dynamic content generated by CGI scripts and written in languages such as bash and PERL. If you need Java servlet capability, take a look at Apache Tomcat at http://tomcat.apache.org.

• The Apache Software Foundation is the organization and community behind the Apache Web server and many other great server software packages. Find links to all Apache projects at http://www.apache.org.

Customized Error Documents for Apache Web Server

• Static content also includes error messages. – For example, if a user attempts to connect to a

document that does not exist the error code 404 will be displayed.

– A list of error types can be found in RFC 2616 (www.ietf.org).

– The ErrorDocument directive in httpd.conf can be configured to customize error responses so a user-friendly response can be configured.

•The httpd.conf file can be changed to point 404 errors to /missing.html.