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Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Organization

Related Documentation

Conventions

1 Oracle HTTP Server Overview

Oracle HTTP Server Features

Oracle HTTP Server Components

Oracle HTTP Server Modules< /a>

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 Orac le HTTP Server Directory Structure

Accessing Configuration Files

Configuration Files Synta x

Understanding Modules

Classes of Directives

Scope of Directives

Container Directives

<Directory>

<DirectoryMatch>

&l t;Files>

<FilesMatch>

<Location>

<LocationMatch>

<Limit>

<LimitExcept>

<VirtualHost>

Block Directives

About .htaccess Fil es

3 Specifying S erver and File Locations

Sett ing Server and Administrator Functions

ServerName

UseCanonicalName

Serv erAdmin

ServerSignature

ServerTokens

ServerAlias

Specifying File Locations

CoreDumpDirectory

DocumentRoot

ErrorLog

LockFile

PidFile

ScoreBoardFile

ServerRoot

4 Managing Server Processes

Oracle HTTP Server Processing Model

Running Oracle HTTP Server as Root

Additional Security Consider ations

Handling Server Processes

ServerType

Group

User

Limiting the Number of Processes and Connections

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ThreadsPerChild

MaxClients

MaxRequestsPerChild

MaxSpareServers

Min SpareServers

Getting Information about Proce sses

5 Managing t he Network Connection

Specify ing Listener Ports and Addresses

BindAddress

Port

Listen

< /dd>

Managing Interaction Between Server and Network

ListenBackLog

SendBufferSize

TimeOut

Managing Connection Persistence

KeepAlive

KeepAliveTimeout

MaxKeepAliveRequests

Configuring Reverse Proxies and Load Balancers

6 Configuring and Using Server Logs

Using Oracle Diagnostic Logging

Overview

Configuring Oracle HTTP Server

Specifying Log Formats

Specifying Log Level

Specifying Log Files

Acc ess Log

CustomLog

E rror Log

PID File

P iped Log

Rewrite Log

Script Log

SSL Log

Transfer Log

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

mo d_expires

mod_fastcgi

mod_headers

mod_imap

mod_ include

mod_info

mod_isapi

mod_log_agent

mod_lo g_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

U sing Perl to Access the Database

Testing Database Connection

Using SQL NCHAR Datatypes

mod_plsql

Creat ing a DAD

Configuration Files

plsql.conf

dads.conf

cache.conf

Configuration Paramete rs

plsql.conf

dads.conf

cache.conf

mod_proxy

mod_rewrite

mod_rewrite Rules Processing

mod_rewrite Directives

Rewrite Rules Hints

Redirection Examples

mod_setenvif

mod_so

mod_speling

mod_status

< dd class="H1TOC">mod_unique_id

mod_userdir

mod_usertrack

mod_vhost_alias

8 Managing Security

About Oracle HTTP Server Security< /strong>

Classes of Users and Their Privileges< /dd>

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

Enabling SSL

Security Services Implemented Within Or acle HTTP Server

Using mod_ossl

Using mod_ossl Directives

U sing mod_proxy Directives

Using mod_ossl Directives to Configure Client Authe ntication

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 Characte r Set Versions of Document

Sending Proxy Sensitive Requests to Oracle HTTP Serve r 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

Supporting PHP

Creating Application Name Space that Works Across Firewa lls and Clusters

Protecting Web Site From Hackers

A Oracle HTTP Server Configuration Files

httpd.conf

httpd.conf File Structure

Global Environment

Main Server Configuration

Virtual Hosts

mim e.types

dms.conf

or acle_apache.conf

aqxml.conf

ojsp.conf

plsql.conf

xml.conf

ssl.conf

opmn.xml

B Third Party Licenses

Apache HTTP Server

The Apache Software License

Ap ache SOAP

Apache SOAP License

DBI Module

Perl Artistic License

Preamble

Definitions

Perl

Perl Kit Readme

mod_perl 1.26 License

Perl Art istic License

Preamble

Definitions

mod_dav

FastCGI

FastCGI Developer's Kit License

Mod ule mod_fastcgi License

Jaxen

The Jaxen Software License

Expat

Ex pat License

SAXPath

The SAXPath License

Glossary

Index