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+<TITLE>Apache server Frequently Asked Questions</TITLE>
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+<H1>Apache server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
+
+<H2>The Questions</H2>
+<OL>
+<LI><A HREF="#what">What is Apache ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#why">Why was Apache created ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#relate">How does the Apache group relate to other servers ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#name">Why the name "Apache" ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#compatible">How compatible is Apache with my existing NCSA 1.3 setup ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#compare">OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#proxy">Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#future">What are the future plans for Apache ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#support">Who do I contact for support ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#more">Is there any more information on Apache ?</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#where">Where can get Apache ?</A>
+</OL>
+
+<HR>
+
+<H2>The Answers</H2>
+<OL>
+<LI><A name="what">What is Apache ?</A>
+<P>
+    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 which can rival (and probably
+surpass) almost any other UNIX based HTTP server in terms of functionality,
+efficiency and speed.
+<p>Since it began, it has been completely rewritten, and includes many new
+features. Apache is, as of June 1996, the most popular WWW server on
+the Internet, according to the <a
+href="http://www.netcraft.com/Survey/">Netcraft Survey</a>.
+
+</P>
+<HR>
+<LI><A name="relate">How does the Apache group relate to other
+server efforts, such as NCSA's?</A>
+<P>
+We, of course, owe a great debt to NCSA and their programmers for
+making the server Apache was based on. We now, however, have our own
+server, and our project is mostly our own. The Apache Project is an
+entitely independent venture.
+</P>
+<HR>
+
+<LI><A name="why">Why was Apache created ?</A>
+<P>to address concerns of a group of www providers and part time httpd
+programmers, that httpd didn't behave as they wanted it
+to. Apache is an entirely volunteer effort, completely funded by its
+members, not by commercial sales.
+</P>
+
+<HR>
+
+<LI><A name="name">Why the name "Apache" ?</A>
+<P>A cute name which stuck. Apache is "<B>A PA</B>t<B>CH</B>y server". It was
+    based on some existing code and a series of "patch files".
+</P>
+<HR>
+
+
+<LI><A name="compatible">How compatible is Apache with my existing NCSA 1.3
+setup ?</A><P>
+
+Apache attempts to offer all the features and configuration options
+of NCSA httpd 1.3, as well as many of the additional features found in
+NCSA httpd 1.4 and NCSA httpd 1.5.<P>
+
+NCSA httpd appears to be moving toward adding experimental features 
+which are not generally required at the moment. Some of the experiments
+will succeed while others will inevitably be dropped. The Apache philosophy is
+to add what's needed as and when it is needed.<p>
+
+Friendly interaction between Apache and NCSA developers should ensure
+that fundamental feature enhancments stay consistent between the two
+servers for the foreseeable future.<p>
+
+<HR>
+
+<LI><A name="compare">OK, so how does Apache compare to other servers ?</A>
+<P>
+For an independent assessment, see <A HREF="http://www.webcompare.com/server-main.html">http://www.webcompare.com/server-main.html</A>
+</P>
+
+<P>Apache has been shown to be substantially faster than many other
+free servers. Although certain commercial servers have claimed to
+surpass Apache's speed (it has not been demonstrated that any of these
+"benchmarks" are a good way of measuring WWW server speed at any
+rate), we feel that it is better to have a mostly-fast free server
+than an extremely-fast server that costs thousands of dollars. Apache
+is run on sites that get millions of hits per day, and they have
+experienced no performance difficulties.</p>
+
+<HR>
+<LI><A name="tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</A>
+
+<p>Apache is run on over 100,000 Internet servers (as of July 1996). It has
+been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache Group
+maintains rigorous standards before releasing new versions of their
+server, and our server runs without a hitch on over one third of all
+WWW servers. When bugs do show up, we release patches and new
+versions, as soon as they are available.</a>
+
+<P>See <A HREF="../info/apache_users.html">http://www.apache.org/info/apache_users.html</A> for an incomplete list of sites running Apache.</P>
+
+<hr>
+
+<LI><A name="proxy">Does or will Apache act as a Proxy server?
+<p>Apache version 1.1
+and above will come with a proxy module. If compiled in, this will make
+Apache act as a caching-proxy server
+<p>
+<HR>
+
+<LI><A name="future">What are the future plans for Apache ?</A>
+<P><UL>
+<LI>to continue as a public domain HTTP server,
+<LI>to keep up with advances in HTTP protocol and web developments in general
+<LI>to collect suggestions for fixes/improvements from its users,
+<LI>to respond to needs of large volume providers as well as occasional users.
+</UL>
+</P><HR>
+
+<LI><A name="support">Who do I contact for support ?</A>
+<P>There is no official support for Apache. None of the developers want to
+be swamped by a flood of trivial questions that can be resolved elsewhere.
+Bug reports and suggestions should be sent via <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/bug_report.html">the bug report page.</A> 
+Other questions should be directed to
+<A HREF="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix</A>, where some of the Apache team lurk,
+in the company of many other httpd gurus who should be able
+to help.
+<p>
+Commercial support for Apache is, however, available from a number
+third parties.
+</p>
+<HR>
+
+<LI><A name="more">Is there any more information on Apache ?</A>
+<P>Indeed there is. See <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</A>.
+</P>
+<HR>
+
+<LI><A name="where">Where can get Apache ?</A>
+<P>
+You can find the source for Apache at <A HREF="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</A>.
+</P>
+<HR>
+</OL>
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