Apache books

"If you're a Java developer interested in leveraging open source tools to build multitier applications, Larne Pekowsky can help--this book will walk you all the way through development, build, testing, and deployment. This soup-to-nuts coverage is a rare find."

--Angela Yochem, author of J2EE Applications and BEA WebLogic Server, Second Edition (Prentice Hall, 2004)

The Jakarta project consists of many powerful open source tools for the Java platform, but most lack tutorials or clear online help documentation. Apache Jakarta and Beyond is the definitive guide to using Jakarta and other Java open source tools to develop Web applications more efficiently and effectively.

In this example-packed book, readers will find

• An introduction to the philosophy behind the Jakarta project

• Details on many ready-to-use Java toolkits, including Ant, JUnit, Cactus, Log4J, POI, Tomcat, James, Struts, and more

• In-depth guidelines on how to develop with multiple toolkits

• A guide to splitting work along lines of "what is available" and "what must be written"

• Best practices for development, such as the model/view/controller paradigm

• Numerous examples that can serve as templates for readers' own projects

The accompanying CD-ROM contains templates and complete code examples from the book.

Whether you are developing client applications, Web applications, or Web services, Apache Jakarta and Beyond will help you use existing code to simplify the task at hand.

The freeware Apache Web server runs on about half of the world's existing Web sites, and it is rapidly increasing in popularity. Apache: The Definitive Guide, written and reviewed by key members of the Apache Group, describes how to obtain, set up, and secure the Apache software.

Apache was originally based on code and ideas found in the most popular HTTP server of the time: NCSA httpd 1.3 (early 1995). It has since evolved into a far superior system that can rival (and probably surpass) almost any other UNIX-based HTTP server in terms of functionality, efficiency, and speed. It has several new features (among which are highly configurable error messages, DBM-based authentication databases, and content negotiation). It also offers dramatically improved performance and fixes many bugs in the NCSA 1.3 code.

Contents include:

• The history of the Apache Group
• Obtaining and compiling the server
• Configuring and running Apache, including such topics as directory structures, virtual hosts, and CGI programming
• The Apache Module API
• Apache security
• A complete list of configuration

With Apache: The Definitive Guide, Web administrators new to Apache can come up to speed more quickly than ever before by working through the tutorial demo. Experienced administrators and CGI programmers will find the reference sections indispensable. Apache: The Definitive Guide is the definitive documentation for the world's most popular Web server. Includes CD-ROM with Apache manuals and demo sites discussed in the book.

Python is 100% enterprise ready, with powerful database and XML support, and even a full CORBA implementation. But it's virtually impossible to find a book that shows you Python at work in a real enterprise environment. Web Programming in Python fills that gap, demonstrating exactly how to build robust, Web-based systems that integrate Python with other key open source technologies, including Linux, Apache, and MySQL. The book begins with a quick introduction and self-standing reference to Web programming in Linux environments using Python and Apache. You'll then review Python CGI programming from the ground up, discovering how to generate clean HTML code without adding unnecessary complexity to your code. Once you've mastered the fundamentals of Python Web development, the authors introduce threading, Linux networking, and other advanced techniques for maximizing the program robustness and scalability in. Finally, using a start-to-finish case study, you'll push web technology to its limits, as you build a powerful XML-based, database-driven application that utilizes CORBA distributed components.

This concise, practical, example-rich guide teaches Web professionals exactly what they need to know to achieve high-quality results with Apache, the world's #1 Web server software. Essential Apache for Web Professionals offers no-nonsense, to-the-point coverage designed around real-world examples and configuration directives. Start by downloading and installing Apache; then, walk step-by-step through basic runtime configuration. Learn how to use virtual hosting to run multiple sites from the same Apache server; how to serve dynamic content; integrate Apache with Web databases; tune Apache for improved performance; and much more. The book's extensive cross-referencing helps you find any technique fast -- and its companion Web site contains downloadable configuration directives, plus a wide range of bonus Apache resources. For every Web professional who needs to administer an Apache system, or wants to learn Apache fast.

Apache Server Unleashed is designed for both the Apache Web developer and system administrator. Apache Server Unleashed teaches you how to extend the base server through CGI scripts and modules, with extensive advanced coverage on modules. This book teaches the system administrator how to fine-tune the server for specific traffic use. Some topics include how to start, stop and restart the server in order to update, retune, and address any general or disaster recovery issues. Learn underlying architecture of Apache Server, specifically security and authentication, as well as newer topics such as running Apache on Windows NT.

Pro Apache Struts and Ajax maps out how to use the most widely used Apache Struts MVC Web framework, so you can solve everyday web application development challenges. This book takes an application-centric approach: the development of an application drives the Struts along with Ajax coverage—not the other way around.

Improper design can lead to long term dependencies on the Struts framework, which makes code re-use difficult to achieve. But the authors helpfully discuss Struts from an anti-pattern perspective. The end result: you will learn to use Struts very effectively!

Apache Jakarta-Tomcat, the official reference implementation for the Java servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies, has long been heralded as an excellent platform for the development and deployment of powerful Web applications. Version 4.0 offers not only numerous enhancements in flexibility and stability, but also an array of features that expand upon the Tomcat developer's already wealthy toolset.

In this namesake title, best-selling author James Goodwill provides readers with a thorough introduction to Jakarta-Tomcat, offering instruction on topics ranging from the basic installation and configuration process and Web application deployment to advanced concepts of integration with other popular Apache Foundation projects such as the Apache Web server, Struts, Log4J, and the Apache XML SOAP Project.

In addition to an already comprehensive introduction to core Tomcat functionality, readers also benefit from a valuable primer of what is offered in version 4.0, as Goodwill takes care to thoroughly discuss new features such as valves, security realms, persistent sessions, and the Tomcat Manager Application. In summary, Apache Jakarta-Tomcat offers both novice and advanced Jakarta-Tomcat users a practical and comprehensive guide to this powerful software.

Apache is the most popular Web server in the world, hosting 50 percent of all Web sites! With Apache, you will get excellent performance at a low cost. The server, plus all of its source code, is freely available and you can modify it to your specific needs. With this book, you will learn how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the Apache server. Administering and Securing the Apache Server teaches you how to maximize the benefits of Apache in order to gain the competitive edge.

Tomcat is the official reference implementation for Java servlet and JSP technologies, and has long been heralded as an excellent platform for the development and deployment of powerful web applications. It can either run as a stand-alone server or integrate with the Apache web server to add more power to its serving capability. With more and more Tomcat servers finding their way into production, there is a need for Tomcat servers to run with a secure policy, and in that respect, security is becoming more of an imperative than a policy definition. A definitive security policy is a benchmark for analyzing the amount of trust that you can place on JSP pages, web applications, and the permissions that you can grant them. It is also your best line of defense against the potential vulnerabilities that can be targeted by Trojan Java packages, JSP tag libraries, and web applications.

This book is targeted at Tomcat developers who are either contemplating the use of Tomcat for production-level deployment, or have already embraced this promising option. Readers of this book need a working knowledge of Java web applications and must be competent with JSPs and servlets.

Applied Software Engineering with Apache Jakarta Commons is a software engineering based guide to the Apache Jakarta Commons components (e.g., Betwixt, Digester, Discovery, Collections), other Apache projects such as Ant, the Axis Web Service toolkit, and the popular JUnit framework. The book emphasis focuses on solutions to complex problems using a simple task-driven approach. In this task-driven approach, the idea is to define a generic problem, for example Java class instantiation, and then provide solutions in multiple contexts, such as Collections-based factories, the Discovery package, or even the Launcher package. The book includes a companion CD-ROM with samples and source code.