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Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Related Documentation

1 Oracle HTTP Server Overview

Oracle HTTP Server Features

Oracle HTTP Server Components

Oracle HTTP Server Modules

Oracle HTTP Server Support

Oracle HTTP Server Management

Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Oracle HTTP Server

Starting Oracle HTTP Server

Stopping Oracle HTTP Server

Restarting Oracle HTTP Server

2 Oracle HTTP Server Concepts

Understanding Oracle HTTP Server Directory Structure

Accessing Configuration Files

Configuration Files Syntax

Understanding Modules

Classes of Directives

Scope of Directives

Container Directives

<DirectoryMatch>

<LocationMatch>

Block Directives

About .htaccess Files

3 Specifying Server and File Locations

Setting Server and Administrator Functions

UseCanonicalName

ServerSignature

Specifying File Locations

CoreDumpDirectory

4 Managing Server Processes

Oracle HTTP Server Processing Model

Running Oracle HTTP Server as Root

Additional Security Considerations

Handling Server Processes

Limiting the Number of Processes and Connections

ThreadsPerChild

MaxRequestsPerChild

MaxSpareServers

MinSpareServers

Getting Information about Processes

5 Managing the Network Connection

Specifying Listener Ports and Addresses

Managing Interaction Between Server and Network

Managing Connection Persistence

KeepAliveTimeout

MaxKeepAliveRequests

Configuring Reverse Proxies and Load Balancers

6 Configuring and Using Server Logs

Using Oracle Diagnostic Logging

Configuring Oracle HTTP Server

Specifying Log Formats

Specifying Log Level

Specifying Log Files

7 Oracle HTTP Server Modules

List of Modules

mod_access

mod_actions

mod_alias

mod_asis

mod_auth

mod_auth_anon

mod_auth_db

mod_auth_dbm

mod_auth_digest

mod_autoindex

mod_cern_meta

mod_certheaders

mod_cgi

mod_define

mod_digest

mod_dir

mod_dms

mod_env

mod_example

mod_expires

mod_fastcgi

mod_headers

mod_imap

mod_include

mod_info

mod_isapi

mod_log_agent

mod_log_config

mod_log_referer

mod_mime

mod_mime_magic

mod_mmap_static

mod_negotiation

mod_onsint

Benefits of mod_onsint

Implementation Differences for mod_onsint

mod_ossl

mod_perl

Database Usage Notes

Using Perl to Access the Database

Testing Database Connection

Using SQL NCHAR Datatypes

mod_plsql

Configuration Files

Configuration Parameters

mod_proxy

mod_rewrite

mod_rewrite Rules Processing

mod_rewrite Directives

Rewrite Rules Hints

Redirection Examples

mod_setenvif

mod_so

mod_speling

mod_status

mod_unique_id

mod_userdir

mod_usertrack

mod_vhost_alias

8 Managing Security

About Oracle HTTP Server Security

Classes of Users and Their Privileges

Resources Protected

Authentication and Authorization Enforcement

Host-based Access Control

Access Control for Virtual Hosts

Using mod_access and mod_setenvif for Host-based Access Control

User Authentication and Authorization

Using mod_auth to Authenticate Users

Using mod_ossl to Authenticate Users

Security Services Implemented Within Oracle HTTP Server

Using mod_ossl Directives

Using mod_proxy Directives

Using mod_ossl Directives to Configure Client Authentication

Using the iasobf Utility

9 Frequently Asked Questions

Creating Application-specific Error Pages

Offering HTTPS to ISP (Virtual Host) Customers

Using Oracle HTTP Server as Cache

Using Different Language and Character Set Versions of Document

Sending Proxy Sensitive Requests to Oracle HTTP Server Behind a Firewall

Oracle HTTP Server Version Number

Apache v2.0 Support with Oracle Database, 10g Release 1 (10.1)

Applying Apache Security patches to Oracle HTTP Server

Creating Application Name Space that Works Across Firewalls and Clusters

Protecting Web Site From Hackers

A Oracle HTTP Server Configuration Files

httpd.conf

httpd.conf File Structure

Global Environment

Main Server Configuration

oracle_apache.conf

opmn.xml

B Third Party Licenses

Glossary

Index