Conventions used in this book
Computer system requirements
Understanding web servers
The Netscape FastTrack Server
Create an alias for the server
Create a user account for the server
Choose unique port numbers
Upgrading an existing server
Configuring your new server
Troubleshooting installation
Choosing a server to configure
Shutting down the administration server
Installing multiple web servers
Removing a server from your system
Configuring your administration server
Starting and stopping a web server
Setting additional document directories
Customizing user public information directories
Enabling remote file manipulation
Configuring document preferences
Setting up software virtual servers
Assigning a character set
Specifying a document footer
Customizing parsed HTML
Working with configuration styles
Editing a configuration style
Removing a configuration style
Applying configuration styles
Listing configuration style assignments
Restarting with the system RC scripts
Restarting manually
Tuning server performance
Setting the number of server threads
Configuring listen-queue size
Enabling Domain Name System lookups
Changing the server's user account
Changing the server name
Changing the server port number
Changing the server address (binding address)
Setting up the response
Removing a database
Changing a database's password
Removing a user
Editing a user
Listing users
Removing a group
Editing a group
Listing groups
Importing users
Allowing access to a resource
Internet security precautions
Encryption
Signing files
How does encryption work?
Increasing server security
Limit administration access
Choose good passwords
Secure your private key
Limit other applications on the server machine
Limit ports
Know your server's limits
Changing your key pair file password
Requesting a certificate
Managing server certificates
Activating SSL
Setting security preferences
Specifying stronger encryption strength
Keeping clients from caching SSL files
Secure server document root and logging
Changes to the magnus.conf file
Installing LiveWire applications
Installing client-side JavaScript
Activity breakdown
Totals
Setting log preferences
Viewing an access log file
Working with the log analyzer