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Apache Session Management Within Dynamic Sites
As a follow on to an earlier piece about session management natively in Apache, I’ve written a follow up that looks more closely at the issue of developing sites that use cookies for ID and session management. In this article, I cover the mechanic…
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Develop SQL databases with Eclipse, SQLExplorer, and Clay
Robi Sen, friend and fellow IBM developerWorks author, has written a great piece on using SQL databases from within Eclipse. He’s done a great job on what was originally my idea and outline but which I just didn’t have the time to carry forward wh…
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Apache 2.2.0: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Apache 2.2.0 is out and ServerWatch asked me to do a quick write up of the main features and some thoughts on whether you should upgrade to the latest version. I’ll leave my recommendations for the article, but if you use Apache 2.2.0 for serving …
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Understanding LAMP
I spend a lot of time working with LAMP technology and telling people how to make the best of the LAMP stack. But you’d be surprised about how many people don’t really understand what the LAMP stack actually is. The reality of course is that it is…
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Beyond The Big Three BSDs, BSD Alternatives
A while back I wrote an article for ServerWatch.com that covered the three main BSD distributions; FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. The article looked at the ‘other’ free software operating system range (BSD) and how it compared to Linux. I also looke…
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Using HTTP Compression
I have a new article up at ServerWatch which looks at the benefits and configuration of HTTP compression within Apache and IIS. Here’s an excerpt from the intro: There’s a finite amount of bandwidth on most Internet connections, and anything admin…
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Session Tracking With Apache
My new piece on how to track user sessions on your website with Apache is available on ServerWatch.com. Here’s an excerpt: Using HTTP logs to track the users who visit your site isn’t always as useful as you think it’s going to be. While metrics, …
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Unraveling BIND 9.3
BIND 9.3 incorporates a huge number of changes intended to enhance the functionality and improve on the security of what is a critical component for both Internet and LAN users. A new article, over on ServerWatch.com, looks at some of the main fea…
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Optimizing Server Performance
Apache was designed to be as fast as possible. It’s easy, with a fairly low-powered machine, to completely saturate a low-end Internet link with little effort. However, as sites become more complex and the bandwidth needs of different connection t…
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Differentiating Among BSD Distros
Organizations that want to use a public Unix variant have two solutions from which to chose: Linux and BSD. The much talked about Linux camp contains a variety of distributions that include different utilities and tool sets. The same is true of th…