|
25 | 25 | <title>Glossary</title> |
26 | 26 |
|
27 | 27 | <summary> |
28 | | - <p>This glossary defines some of the common terminology related to Apache in |
| 28 | + <p>This glossary defines some of the common terminology related to Apache HTTP Server in |
29 | 29 | particular, and web serving in general. More information on each concept |
30 | 30 | is provided in the links.</p> |
31 | 31 | </summary> |
|
34 | 34 |
|
35 | 35 | <dl> |
36 | 36 | <dt><a name="accesscontrol" id="accesscontrol">Access Control</a></dt> |
37 | | - <dd>The restriction of access to network realms. In an Apache context |
| 37 | + <dd>The restriction of access to network realms. In an httpd context |
38 | 38 | usually the restriction of access to certain <em>URLs</em>.<br /> See: <a |
39 | 39 | href="howto/auth.html">Authentication, Authorization, and Access |
40 | 40 | Control</a> |
|
51 | 51 | <dd>A perl script that aids in compiling <glossary |
52 | 52 | ref="module">module</glossary> sources into Dynamic Shared Objects |
53 | 53 | (<glossary ref="dso">DSO</glossary>s) and helps install them in the |
54 | | - Apache Web server.<br /> |
| 54 | + httpd web server.<br /> |
55 | 55 | See: Manual Page: <program>apxs</program> |
56 | 56 | </dd> |
57 | 57 |
|
|
134 | 134 | <dt><a name="configurationfile" id="configurationfile">Configuration |
135 | 135 | File</a></dt> |
136 | 136 | <dd>A text file containing <glossary ref="directive">Directives</glossary> |
137 | | - that control the configuration of Apache.<br /> |
| 137 | + that control the configuration of httpd.<br /> |
138 | 138 | See: <a href="configuring.html">Configuration Files</a> |
139 | 139 | </dd> |
140 | 140 |
|
|
149 | 149 | files</glossary> where certain types of <glossary |
150 | 150 | ref="directive">directives</glossary> are allowed.<br /> |
151 | 151 | See: <a href="mod/directive-dict.html#Context">Terms Used to Describe |
152 | | - Apache Directives</a> |
| 152 | + httpd Directives</a> |
153 | 153 | </dd> |
154 | 154 |
|
155 | 155 | <dt><a name="digitalsignature" id="digitalsignature">Digital |
|
165 | 165 | </dd> |
166 | 166 |
|
167 | 167 | <dt><a name="directive" id="directive">Directive</a></dt> |
168 | | - <dd>A configuration command that controls one or more aspects of Apache's |
| 168 | + <dd>A configuration command that controls one or more aspects of httpd's |
169 | 169 | behavior. Directives are placed in the <glossary |
170 | 170 | ref="configurationfile">Configuration File</glossary><br /> |
171 | 171 | See: <a href="mod/directives.html">Directive Index</a> |
|
182 | 182 | Variable</a> <a name="env-variable" |
183 | 183 | id="env-variable">(env-variable)</a></dt> |
184 | 184 | <dd>Named variables managed by the operating system shell and used to store |
185 | | - information and communicate between programs. Apache also contains |
| 185 | + information and communicate between programs. httpd also contains |
186 | 186 | internal variables that are referred to as environment variables, but are |
187 | | - stored in internal Apache structures, rather than in the shell |
| 187 | + stored in internal httpd structures, rather than in the shell |
188 | 188 | environment.<br /> |
189 | | - See: <a href="env.html">Environment Variables in Apache</a> |
| 189 | + See: <a href="env.html">Environment Variables in Apache httpd</a> |
190 | 190 | </dd> |
191 | 191 |
|
192 | 192 | <dt><a name="export-crippled" id="export-crippled">Export-Crippled</a></dt> |
|
218 | 218 | </dd> |
219 | 219 |
|
220 | 220 | <dt><a name="handler" id="handler">Handler</a></dt> |
221 | | - <dd>An internal Apache representation of the action to be performed when a |
| 221 | + <dd>An internal httpd representation of the action to be performed when a |
222 | 222 | file is called. Generally, files have implicit handlers, based on the file |
223 | 223 | type. Normally, all files are simply served by the server, but certain |
224 | 224 | file types are "handled" separately. For example, the |
225 | 225 | <code>cgi-script</code> handler designates files to be processed as |
226 | 226 | <glossary ref="cgi">CGIs</glossary>.<br /> |
227 | | - See: <a href="handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a> |
| 227 | + See: <a href="handler.html">httpd's Handler Use</a> |
228 | 228 | </dd> |
229 | 229 |
|
230 | 230 | <dt><a name="hash" id="hash">Hash</a></dt> |
|
249 | 249 | </dd> |
250 | 250 |
|
251 | 251 | <dt><a name="httpd.conf" id="httpd.conf">httpd.conf</a></dt> |
252 | | - <dd>The main Apache <glossary ref="configurationfile">configuration |
| 252 | + <dd>The main httpd <glossary ref="configurationfile">configuration |
253 | 253 | file</glossary>. The default location is |
254 | 254 | <code>/usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf</code>, but it may be moved using |
255 | 255 | run-time or compile-time configuration.<br /> |
|
259 | 259 | <dt><a name="hypertexttransferprotocol" |
260 | 260 | id="hypertexttransferprotocol">HyperText Transfer Protocol</a> |
261 | 261 | <a name="http" id="hhtp">(HTTP)</a></dt> |
262 | | - <dd>The standard transmission protocol used on the World Wide Web. Apache |
| 262 | + <dd>The standard transmission protocol used on the World Wide Web. httpd |
263 | 263 | implements version 1.1 of the protocol, referred to as HTTP/1.1 and |
264 | 264 | defined by <a href="http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC 2616</a>. |
265 | 265 | </dd> |
|
296 | 296 | </dd> |
297 | 297 |
|
298 | 298 | <dt><a name="module" id="module">Module</a></dt> |
299 | | - <dd>An independent part of a program. Much of Apache's functionality is |
| 299 | + <dd>An independent part of a program. Much of httpd's functionality is |
300 | 300 | contained in modules that you can choose to include or exclude. Modules |
301 | | - that are compiled into the Apache <program>httpd</program> binary are |
| 301 | + that are compiled into the <program>httpd</program> binary are |
302 | 302 | called <dfn>static modules</dfn>, while modules that are stored |
303 | 303 | separately and can be optionally loaded at run-time are called |
304 | 304 | <dfn>dynamic modules</dfn> or <glossary ref="dso">DSOs</glossary>. |
305 | 305 | Modules that are included by default |
306 | | - are called <dfn>base modules</dfn>. Many modules are available for Apache |
| 306 | + are called <dfn>base modules</dfn>. Many modules are available for httpd |
307 | 307 | that are not distributed as part of the Apache HTTP Server <glossary |
308 | 308 | ref="tarball">tarball</glossary>. These are referred to as |
309 | 309 | <dfn>third-party modules</dfn>.<br /> |
|
312 | 312 |
|
313 | 313 | <dt><a name="modulemagicnumber" id="modulemagicnumber">Module Magic |
314 | 314 | Number</a> (<a name="mmn" id="mmn">MMN</a>)</dt> |
315 | | - <dd>Module Magic Number is a constant defined in the Apache source code that |
| 315 | + <dd>Module Magic Number is a constant defined in the httpd source code that |
316 | 316 | is associated with binary compatibility of modules. It is changed when |
317 | | - internal Apache structures, function calls and other significant parts of |
| 317 | + internal httpd structures, function calls and other significant parts of |
318 | 318 | API change in such a way that binary compatibility cannot be guaranteed |
319 | 319 | any more. On MMN change, all third party modules have to be at least |
320 | 320 | recompiled, sometimes even slightly changed in order to work with the new |
321 | | - version of Apache. |
| 321 | + version of httpd. |
322 | 322 | </dd> |
323 | 323 |
|
324 | 324 | <dt><a name="openssl" id="openssl">OpenSSL</a></dt> |
|
376 | 376 | <dd>A way of describing a pattern in text - for example, "all the words that |
377 | 377 | begin with the letter A" or "every 10-digit phone number" or even "Every |
378 | 378 | sentence with two commas in it, and no capital letter Q". Regular |
379 | | - expressions are useful in Apache because they let you apply certain |
| 379 | + expressions are useful in httpd because they let you apply certain |
380 | 380 | attributes against collections of files or resources in very flexible ways |
381 | 381 | - for example, all .gif and .jpg files under any "images" directory could |
382 | 382 | be written as "<code>/images/.*(jpg|gif)$</code>". In places where |
|
386 | 386 | to the whole matched expression. To write a literal dollar sign in a |
387 | 387 | replacement string, it can be escaped with a backslash. Historically, the |
388 | 388 | variable & could be used as alias for $0 in some places. This is no |
389 | | - longer possible since version 2.3.6. Apache uses Perl Compatible Regular |
| 389 | + longer possible since version 2.3.6. httpd uses Perl Compatible Regular |
390 | 390 | Expressions provided by the <a href="http://www.pcre.org/">PCRE</a> |
391 | 391 | library. You can find more documentation about PCRE's regular expression |
392 | 392 | syntax at that site, or at |
|
434 | 434 | </dd> |
435 | 435 |
|
436 | 436 | <dt><a name="subrequest" id="subrequest">Subrequest</a></dt> |
437 | | - <dd>Apache provides a subrequest API to modules that allows other |
| 437 | + <dd>httpd provides a subrequest API to modules that allows other |
438 | 438 | filesystem or URL paths to be partially or fully evaluated by |
439 | 439 | the server. Example consumers of this API are |
440 | 440 | <directive module="mod_dir">DirectoryIndex</directive>, |
|
450 | 450 |
|
451 | 451 | <dt><a name="tarball" id="tarball">Tarball</a></dt> |
452 | 452 | <dd>A package of files gathered together using the <code>tar</code> utility. |
453 | | - Apache distributions are stored in compressed tar archives or using |
| 453 | + httpd distributions are stored in compressed tar archives or using |
454 | 454 | pkzip. |
455 | 455 | </dd> |
456 | 456 |
|
|
483 | 483 | </dd> |
484 | 484 |
|
485 | 485 | <dt><a name="virtualhosting" id="virtualhosting">Virtual Hosting</a></dt> |
486 | | - <dd>Serving multiple websites using a single instance of Apache. <em>IP |
| 486 | + <dd>Serving multiple websites using a single instance of httpd. <em>IP |
487 | 487 | virtual hosting</em> differentiates between websites based on their IP |
488 | 488 | address, while <em>name-based virtual hosting</em> uses only the name of the |
489 | 489 | host and can therefore host many sites on the same IP address.<br /> |
490 | | - See: <a href="vhosts/">Apache Virtual Host documentation</a> |
| 490 | + See: <a href="vhosts/">httpd Virtual Host documentation</a> |
491 | 491 | </dd> |
492 | 492 |
|
493 | 493 | <dt><a name="x.509" id="x.509">X.509</a></dt> |
|
0 commit comments