Aug 30 2010
Remembering Web-Server Programming in Apache
Before the World Wide Web appeared, client/server network programming was a drag. Application developers had to develop the communications protocol, write the low-level network code to reliably transmit and receive messages, create a user interface at the client side of the connection, and write a server to listen for incoming requests, service them properly, and [...]
Aug 9 2010
The History of Apache Server Project
The Apache project began in 1995 when a group of eight volunteers, seeing that web software was becoming increasingly commercialized, got together to create a supported open source web server. Apache began as an enhanced version of the public-domain NCSA server but steadily diverged from the original. Many new features have been added to Apache [...]