Product DescriptionThis book is for Web Developers who want to learn how to use Linux & Apache for Website Hosting. The first chapters will teach you how to install Linux and Apache 2.0 on a home or office machine for testing purposes. Then you'll learn how to perform dozens of common tasks including:
Updating server software
Setting up new Websites, Email Accounts and Subdomains
Configuring various Linux & Apache files related to performance and security
Install spam filtering software
Perform automatic backups and crash recoveries
And much more.
This is the ideal book for anyone who wants to run Websites using a leased or co-located Linux server, without having to spends thousands of dollars annually on third party support and management.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Good book for old timers
Much of the info can be found over the internet. However, the book format is good for a beginner. All the info in one book can be nice.
Rating: - Good introduction to LAMP servers for average computer user
The focus in this book is on one of the most common implementations of Linux; as a complete Internet solution with a Linux server, Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP language. This combination is commonly called a LAMP installation. The authors lead the reader through how to pick an appropriate Linux distribution for your needs, install and configure the Apache web server, use MySQL to store data and use PHP to build Web applications.
The authors assume little or no knowledge ... Read More
Rating: - Good broad strokes, light on details
I'm a web developer and bought this book hoping that it would--as advertised--teach me how to setup and install a working LAMP server. I found this book to read more like a checklist than anything. Install this, uncheck that. The book provided little insight as to the reasoning behind these decisions, nor did it provide any detail on how to fine tune or configure some of the more arcane components like email or ftp. It definitely did not teach you anything about how to live and operate in the Linux ... Read More
Rating: - a non-technical book for non-technical people
50% of its contents can be found in a general Red Hat Linux book. Most other parts can be found in the web sites of Apache, Webmin and so on. This is the worst book I bought from Amazon.com, the first book from Sitepoint. I wouldn't buy a book from Sitepoint for a long time. I feel sorry for my company which paid for the book.
Rating: - VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Are you a systems administrator, but know very little about Linux? If you are, then this book is for you! Authors Tony Steidler-Dennison and Stuart Langridge, have done an outstanding job of writing a practical book that shows you how to build, configure and maintain servers running the LAMP open source Web application platform.
Steidler-Dennison and Langridge, begin by showing you how to install Linux successfully on your server. Then, the authors explain hot to run and how to manage your ... Read More
- Good book for old timers
- Good introduction to LAMP servers for average computer user
- Good broad strokes, light on details
- a non-technical book for non-technical people
