Product Description

The success of the web depends not only on the creation of stimulating and valuable information, but also on the speed, efficiency and convenient delivery of this information to the Web consumer. This authoritative presentation of web server technology takes you beyond the basics to provide the underlying principles and technical details of how WWW servers really work. It explains current technology and suggests enhanced and expanded methods for disseminating information via the Web.

* Covers measurement of WWW component performance--the networks, server hardware, and operating systems--and suggests alternative Web server software designs for improving performance.
* Explains the costs and benefits of mirroring and caching Web documents.
* Surveys the web's current search tools and uses the library system as a model layout to illustrate indexing, searching, and retrieval techniques.
* Assesses web security hazards and presents mechanisms for combating these vulnerabilities, including an in-depth discussion of firewalls.
* Analyzes the risks and explains the technologies used in a variety of services available for making monetary transactions online.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #966040 in Books
• Published on: 1996-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 407 pages

Amazon.com Review
If you had asked me to suggest the best book on managing a WWW site in 1994, I probably would have recommended chapters 17, 18, 20 and 21 of O'Reilly's Managing Internet Information Services. But it is now 1996, and Web Server Technology is currently the best book on how to run a production-grade web server. Absolutely top-notch.

Review
Finally, a book that provides a strong overview of the WWW technology from a server perspective. This is a tremendously useful resource, a must-read for every current or aspiring webmaster. -- Tom Boutelle, author of the World Wide Web FAQ

From the Back Cover

The success of the web depends not only on the creation of stimulating and valuable information, but also on the speed, efficiency and convenient delivery of this information to the Web consumer. This authoritative presentation of web server technology takes you beyond the basics to provide the underlying principles and technical details of how WWW servers really work. It explains current technology and suggests enhanced and expanded methods for disseminating information via the Web.

Features:

• Covers measurement of WWW component performance--the networks, server hardware, and operating systems--and suggests alternative Web server software designs for improving performance.
  
• Explains the costs and benefits of mirroring and caching Web documents.
  
• Surveys the web's current search tools and uses the library system as a model layout to illustrate indexing, searching, and retrieval techniques.
  
• Assesses web security hazards and presents mechanisms for combating these vulnerabilities, including an in-depth discussion of firewalls.
  
• Analyzes the risks and explains the technologies used in a variety of services available for making monetary transactions online.
  

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for a understanding Web Servers
This book is excellent, if you want to understand the general properties of a Web server. The book explains the basic jobs a Web server can do in simple way so that many people can understand it. The description of the tasks, which will be performed on a Web server, is not too detailed. Excellent is the explanation of the different types, advantages and disadvantages of process concepts which can be used for Web servers. The securtity issues and the chapter about searching on the Internet are also highlights. I recommend this book for everyone who wants an detailed overview on Web servers and related topics.

An excellent overview of behind-the-scenes web activity
This is probably as good as it currently gets in explaining web server structure and activity. It's definitely not for computer-newbies, but an excellent read for experienced surfers and probably a must-read for those who're responsible for overseeing webmasters and designers. It's light on the technical end, but very good at explaining what's really happening when someone clicks a button in his/her browser app. My only strong criticism is that the examples used to illustrate concepts are inconsistant -- I'd choose one scenario and stick with it throughout the book. But even if one simply doesn't read the examples, the explanations of web browsing, server set-up, security, and communications protocols are well worth reading

Clear as it should be
Tired of those IT books that look like help files or manuals dumps? Tired of books based on programs rather than concepts? If your answer is yes, than this book is for you. It is simply the best book about Internet/Web technology ever written, of great importance for anyone thinking of working with the Web. A must read: concepts, explanations, examples, everything as clear as it should be.