FAQ</a> to see if your question is answered there.</p>
</div>
<div id="quickview"><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#topics">Topics</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#background">Background</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#support">Support</a></li>
<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#error">Error Messages</a></li>
</ul></div>
<div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a id="topics" name="topics">Topics</a></h2>
-<dl><dt><a href="#support">Support</a></dt><dd>What do I do when I have problems?</dd>
+<dl><dt><a href="#background">Background</a></dt><dd />
+<dt><a href="#support">Support</a></dt><dd>What do I do when I have problems?</dd>
<dt><a href="#error">Error Messages</a></dt><dd>What does this error message mean?</dd>
</dl></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
<div class="section">
+<h2><a name="background" id="background">Background</a></h2>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#background.what-is-httpd">What is the Apache HTTP
+ Server?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#background.tested">How thoroughly tested is
+ Apache?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#background.logo">May I use the Apache logo on my
+ product or Web site?</a></li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h3><a name="background.what-is-apache" id="background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></h3>
+
+
+ <p>The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
+ organization, originating from the development of the Apache HTTPD
+ Server. For details on the history of the ASF, please see the
+ <a href="">Foundation FAQ</a></p>
+
+
+ <h3><a name="background.what-is-httpd" id="background.what-is-httpd">What is the Apache HTTP Server?</a></h3>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server</li>
+ <li>implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616)</li>
+ <li>is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules</li>
+ <li>can be customised by writing 'modules' using the Apache
+ module API</li>
+ <li>provides full source code and comes with an
+ <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">unrestrictive
+ license</a></li>
+ <li>runs on Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/9x, Netware 5.x and above, OS/2,
+ and most versions of Unix, as well as several other operating
+ systems</li>
+ <li>is actively being developed</li>
+ <li>encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and
+ patches</li>
+ </ul>
+
+
+ <h3><a name="background.tested" id="background.tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</a></h3>
+
+ Apache is run on millions of Internet servers.
+ It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache
+ HTTP Server Project maintains rigorous standards before releasing new
+ versions of our server, and our server runs without a hitch on over
+ 70% of all WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show
+ up, we release patches and new versions as soon as they are available.
+
+
+ <h3><a name="background.logo" id="background.logo">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</a></h3>
+
+ You may <em>NOT</em> use any original artwork from the Apache
+ Software Foundation, nor make or use modified versions of such
+ artwork, except under the following conditions:
+ <ul>
+ <li>You may use the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/apache_pb.gif">'Powered by Apache'
+ graphic</a> on a Web site that is being served by the Apache HTTP
+ server software.</li>
+ <li>You may use the aforementioned <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/apache_pb.gif">'Powered by Apache'
+ graphic</a> or the <a href="http://www.apache.org/images/asf_logo.gif">Apache Software
+ Foundation logo</a> in product description and promotional material
+ <em>IF and ONLY IF</em> such use can in no way be interpreted as
+ anything other than an attribution. Using the Apache name and
+ artwork in a manner that implies endorsement of a product or
+ service is <a href="">strictly forbidden.</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ For details, or related issues, please contact the Apache Software
+ Foundation's <a href="">Public Relations Committee</a>.
+
+ </div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="section">
<h2><a name="support" id="support">Support</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#support.what2do">"Why can't I ...? Why won't ... work?" What
take the following steps:</p>
<dl>
- <dt>Check the errorlog!</dt>
+ <dt>Check the ErrorLog!</dt>
<dd>Apache tries to be helpful when it encounters a problem. In many
cases, it will provide some details by writing one or more messages to the
server error log. Sometimes this is enough for you to diagnose & fix
<code>/usr/local/apache2/logs/error_log</code>, but see the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#errorlog">ErrorLog</a></code> directive in your config files for the
location on your server.</dd>
- <dt>Check the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/faq/">FAQ</a>!</dt>
+ <dt>Check the ErrorLog again!</dt>
+ <dd>Nearly all problems can be solved by reading the error log.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Check the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/faq/">FAQ</a>!</dt>
<dd>The latest version of the Apache Frequently-Asked Questions list can
always be found at the main Apache web site.</dd>
<p><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html">Users
mailing list</a></p>
- <p>USENET newsgroups:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">google</a>]
- </li>
-
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows">google</a>]
- </li>
-
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi">google</a>]
- </li>
- </ul></dd>
-
- <dt>If all else fails, report the problem in the bug database</dt>
+ <p><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#apache">#apache</a> on
+ <a href="http://freenode.net">Freenode IRC</a> is also available for
+ user support issues.</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Please use the bug database for bugs!</dt>
<dd><p>If you've gone through those steps above that are appropriate and
have obtained no relief, then please <em>do</em> let the httpd developers
know about the problem by <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/bug_report.html">logging a bug
report</a>.</p>
<p>If your problem involves the server crashing and generating a core
- dump, please include a backtrace (if possible). As an example,</p>
-
- <div class="example"><p><code>
- # cd <var>ServerRoot</var><br />
- # dbx <var>httpd</var> <var>core</var><br />
- (dbx) where
- </code></p></div>
-
- <p>(Substitute the appropriate locations for your <var>ServerRoot</var>
- and your <var>httpd</var> and <var>core</var> files. You may have to use
- <code>gdb</code> instead of <code>dbx</code>.)</p>
+ dump, please <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/dev/debugging.html">
+ include a backtrace</a> (if possible).</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<h3><a name="support.support" id="support.support">Whom do I contact for support?</a></h3>
- <p>With several million users and fewer than forty volunteer developers,
+ <p>With millions of users and fewer than sixty volunteer developers,
we cannot provide personal support for Apache. For free support, we
suggest participating in a <a href="#support.what2do.user-support">user forum</a>.</p>
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+<section id="background"><title>Background</title>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#background.what-is-httpd">What is the Apache HTTP
+ Server?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#background.tested">How thoroughly tested is
+ Apache?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#background.logo">May I use the Apache logo on my
+ product or Web site?</a></li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <section id="background.what-is-apache">
+ <title>What is Apache?</title>
+
+ <p>The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
+ organization, originating from the development of the Apache HTTPD
+ Server. For details on the history of the ASF, please see the
+ <a href="">Foundation FAQ</a></p>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="background.what-is-httpd">
+ <title>What is the Apache HTTP Server?</title>
+ <ul>
+ <li>is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server</li>
+ <li>implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616)</li>\r <li>is highly configurable and extensible with third-party modules</li>\r <li>can be customised by writing 'modules' using the Apache
+ module API</li>\r <li>provides full source code and comes with an
+ <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">unrestrictive
+ license</a></li>\r <li>runs on Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/9x, Netware 5.x and above, OS/2,
+ and most versions of Unix, as well as several other operating
+ systems</li>\r <li>is actively being developed</li>\r <li>encourages user feedback through new ideas, bug reports and
+ patches</li>
+ </ul>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="background.tested">
+ <title>How thoroughly tested is Apache?</title>
+ Apache is run on millions of Internet servers.
+ It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache
+ HTTP Server Project maintains rigorous standards before releasing new
+ versions of our server, and our server runs without a hitch on over
+ 70% of all WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show
+ up, we release patches and new versions as soon as they are available.
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="background.logo">
+ <title>How thoroughly tested is Apache?</title>
+ You may <em>NOT</em> use any original artwork from the Apache
+ Software Foundation, nor make or use modified versions of such
+ artwork, except under the following conditions:
+ <ul>
+ <li>You may use the <a
+ href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/apache_pb.gif">'Powered by Apache'
+ graphic</a> on a Web site that is being served by the Apache HTTP
+ server software.</li>
+ <li>You may use the aforementioned <a
+ href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/apache_pb.gif">'Powered by Apache'
+ graphic</a> or the <a
+ href="http://www.apache.org/images/asf_logo.gif">Apache Software
+ Foundation logo</a> in product description and promotional material
+ <em>IF and ONLY IF</em> such use can in no way be interpreted as
+ anything other than an attribution. Using the Apache name and
+ artwork in a manner that implies endorsement of a product or
+ service is <a href="">strictly forbidden.</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ For details, or related issues, please contact the Apache Software
+ Foundation's <a href="">Public Relations Committee</a>.
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<h2><a id="topics" name="topics">Topics</a></h2>
-<dl><dt><a href="support.html">Support</a></dt><dd>What do I do when I have problems?</dd>
+<dl><dt><a href="background.html">Background</a></dt><dd />
+<dt><a href="support.html">Support</a></dt><dd>What do I do when I have problems?</dd>
<dt><a href="error.html">Error Messages</a></dt><dd>What does this error message mean?</dd>
</dl></div></div>
<div class="bottomlang">
take the following steps:</p>
<dl>
- <dt>Check the errorlog!</dt>
+ <dt>Check the ErrorLog!</dt>
<dd>Apache tries to be helpful when it encounters a problem. In many
cases, it will provide some details by writing one or more messages to the
server error log. Sometimes this is enough for you to diagnose & fix
<code>/usr/local/apache2/logs/error_log</code>, but see the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#errorlog">ErrorLog</a></code> directive in your config files for the
location on your server.</dd>
- <dt>Check the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/faq/">FAQ</a>!</dt>
+ <dt>Check the ErrorLog again!</dt>
+ <dd>Nearly all problems can be solved by reading the error log.</dd>
+
+ <dt>Check the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/faq/">FAQ</a>!</dt>
<dd>The latest version of the Apache Frequently-Asked Questions list can
always be found at the main Apache web site.</dd>
<p><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html">Users
mailing list</a></p>
- <p>USENET newsgroups:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">google</a>]
- </li>
-
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows">google</a>]
- </li>
-
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi">google</a>]
- </li>
- </ul></dd>
-
- <dt>If all else fails, report the problem in the bug database</dt>
+ <p><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#apache">#apache</a> on
+ <a href="http://freenode.net">Freenode IRC</a> is also available for
+ user support issues.</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Please use the bug database for bugs!</dt>
<dd><p>If you've gone through those steps above that are appropriate and
have obtained no relief, then please <em>do</em> let the httpd developers
know about the problem by <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/bug_report.html">logging a bug
report</a>.</p>
<p>If your problem involves the server crashing and generating a core
- dump, please include a backtrace (if possible). As an example,</p>
-
- <div class="example"><p><code>
- # cd <var>ServerRoot</var><br />
- # dbx <var>httpd</var> <var>core</var><br />
- (dbx) where
- </code></p></div>
-
- <p>(Substitute the appropriate locations for your <var>ServerRoot</var>
- and your <var>httpd</var> and <var>core</var> files. You may have to use
- <code>gdb</code> instead of <code>dbx</code>.)</p>
+ dump, please <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/dev/debugging.html">
+ include a backtrace</a> (if possible).</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<h3><a name="support.support" id="support.support">Whom do I contact for support?</a></h3>
- <p>With several million users and fewer than forty volunteer developers,
+ <p>With millions of users and fewer than sixty volunteer developers,
we cannot provide personal support for Apache. For free support, we
suggest participating in a <a href="#support.what2do.user-support">user forum</a>.</p>
take the following steps:</p>
<dl>
- <dt>Check the errorlog!</dt>
+ <dt>Check the ErrorLog!</dt>
<dd>Apache tries to be helpful when it encounters a problem. In many
cases, it will provide some details by writing one or more messages to the
server error log. Sometimes this is enough for you to diagnose & fix
module="core">ErrorLog</directive> directive in your config files for the
location on your server.</dd>
+ <dt>Check the ErrorLog again!</dt>
+ <dd>Nearly all problems can be solved by reading the error log.</dd>
+
<dt>Check the <a
- href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/faq/">FAQ</a>!</dt>
+ href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/faq/">FAQ</a>!</dt>
<dd>The latest version of the Apache Frequently-Asked Questions list can
always be found at the main Apache web site.</dd>
<p><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html">Users
mailing list</a></p>
- <p>USENET newsgroups:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix">google</a>]
- </li>
-
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows">google</a>]
- </li>
-
- <li>comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi
- [<a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi">news</a>]
- [<a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?group=comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi">google</a>]
- </li>
- </ul></dd>
-
- <dt>If all else fails, report the problem in the bug database</dt>
+ <p><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#apache">#apache</a> on
+ <a href="http://freenode.net">Freenode IRC</a> is also available for
+ user support issues.</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Please use the bug database for bugs!</dt>
<dd><p>If you've gone through those steps above that are appropriate and
have obtained no relief, then please <em>do</em> let the httpd developers
know about the problem by <a
report</a>.</p>
<p>If your problem involves the server crashing and generating a core
- dump, please include a backtrace (if possible). As an example,</p>
-
- <example>
- # cd <var>ServerRoot</var><br />
- # dbx <var>httpd</var> <var>core</var><br />
- (dbx) where
- </example>
-
- <p>(Substitute the appropriate locations for your <var>ServerRoot</var>
- and your <var>httpd</var> and <var>core</var> files. You may have to use
- <code>gdb</code> instead of <code>dbx</code>.)</p>
+ dump, please <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/dev/debugging.html">
+ include a backtrace</a> (if possible).</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section id="support.support"><title>Whom do I contact for support?</title>
- <p>With several million users and fewer than forty volunteer developers,
+ <p>With millions of users and fewer than sixty volunteer developers,
we cannot provide personal support for Apache. For free support, we
suggest participating in a <a href="#support.what2do.user-support"
>user forum</a>.</p>
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