Web Server and Web Technology Resources
More information on the Apache web server can be found in the following resources:
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The local documentation installed with the Apache web server. After following the Apache installation instructions in Appendix A, the Apache manual is accessible as http://localhost/manual/.
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The Apache HTTP Server web site:
http://httpd.apache.org
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Networking and Web Resources
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The W3C web site:
http://www.w3.org/History.html
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The HTTP/1.0 specification is contained in RFC-1945 and is found on the IETF web site at
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1945.txt
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The HTTP/1.1 specification is contained in RFC-2616 and is found on the IETF web site at
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
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The Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax specification is contained in RFC-2396 and is found on the IETF web site at
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
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RFC-1180: TCP/IP Tutorial, T. Socolofsky and C. Kale. This RFC provides a tutorial on how data is passed through a TCP/IP network and can be found at: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc1180.txt.
Web resources
The best place to start is to check the list of links at the official PHP site, http://www.php.net/links.php
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Here are some resources we frequently use:
http://www.php.net/manual/
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The annotated online PHP manual at the official PHP site. Includes many comments for each library and function and tips on use and common problems encountered.
http://www.zend.com
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Site of the commercial company held by long-term developers of PHP. Includes articles, resources, free code, and tutorials.