Preface

This guide describes how to administer Oracle HTTP Server.This preface contains these topics:

• Intended Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Organization

• Related Documentation

• Conventions

Intended Audience

Oracle HTTP Server Administrator's Guide is intended for database administrators and security managers.

Documentation Accessibility

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Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

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Organization

This document contains:

Chapter 1, "Overview"

This chapter describes the Oracle HTTP Server, highlighting the differences between the Oracle distribution and the open source Apache product on which it is based. It also explains how to start, stop and restart the server.

Chapter 2, "Concepts"

This chapter introduces you to the Oracle HTTP Server directory structure, configuration files, configuration file syntax, modules, and directives.

Chapter 3, "Specifying Server and File Locations"

This chapter explains how to set Oracle HTTP Server and server administrator options, and specifies file locations.

Chapter 4, "Managing Server Processes"

This chapter provides an overview of the Oracle HTTP Server processes, and provides information on how to regulate, and monitor these processes.

Chapter 5, "Managing the Network Connections"

This chapter provides information about specifying IP addresses and ports, and managing server interaction, and network connection persistence.

Chapter 6, "Configuring and Using Server Logs"

This chapter discusses Oracle Diagnostic Logging, log formats, and describes various log files and their locations.

Chapter 7, "Understanding Modules"

This chapter describes the modules (mods) included in the Oracle HTTP Server. The modules extend the basic functionality of the Web server, and support integration between Oracle HTTP Server and other Oracle Application Server components.

Chapter 8, "Managing Security"

This chapter provides an overview of Oracle HTTP Server security features and configuration information for setting up a secure Web site.

Appendix A, "Configuration Files"

This appendix explains commonly used Oracle HTTP Server configuration files.

Appendix B, "Frequently Asked Questions"

This appendix provides answers to frequently asked questions about Oracle HTTP Server.

Appendix C, "Third Party Licenses"

This appendix includes the Third Party Licenses for the third party products included with Oracle Application Server.

Glossary

The glossary defines terminology used throughout this guide.

Related Documentation

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

• Oracle Application Server Documentation Library

• Oracle Application Server Platform-Specific Documentation on Oracle Application Server Disk 1

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Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:

• Conventions in Text

• Conventions in Code Examples

• Conventions for Windows Operating Systems

Conventions in Text

We use various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.

Conventions in Code Examples

Code examples illustrate SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, or other command-line statements. They are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font and separated from normal text as shown in this example:

SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MIGRATE';

The following table describes typographic conventions used in code examples and provides examples of their use.

[ ]

DECIMAL (digits [ , precision ])

{ }

{ENABLE | DISABLE}

|

{ENABLE | DISABLE}
[COMPRESS | NOCOMPRESS]

...

CREATE TABLE ... AS subquery;

SELECT col1, col2, ... , coln FROM employees;

.
 .
 .

SQL> SELECT NAME FROM V$DATAFILE;
NAME
------------------------------------
/fsl/dbs/tbs_01.dbf
/fs1/dbs/tbs_02.dbf
.
.
.
/fsl/dbs/tbs_09.dbf
9 rows selected.

acctbal NUMBER(11,2);
acct    CONSTANT NUMBER(4) := 3;

Italics

CONNECT SYSTEM/system_password
DB_NAME = database_name

UPPERCASE

SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;
SELECT * FROM USER_TABLES;
DROP TABLE hr.employees;

lowercase

SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;
sqlplus hr/hr
CREATE USER mjones IDENTIFIED BY ty3MU9;

Conventions for Windows Operating Systems

The following table describes conventions for Windows operating systems and provides examples of their use.

c:\winnt"\"system32 is the same as C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32

C:\oracle\oradata>

C:\>exp scott/tiger TABLES=emp QUERY=\"WHERE job='SALESMAN' and sal<1600\"
C:\>imp SYSTEM/password FROMUSER=scott TABLES=(emp, dept)

HOME_NAME

C:\> net start OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener