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Title: Apache Server for Dummies by Ken A. L. Coar ISBN: 0-7645-0291-3 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Start Here!
Comment: As of April 1999, this book seems to be the only printed resource which explains the inner-workings of Apache to the true beginner. I spent hours at a local bookstore trying to compare this book to the two other Apache books, O'Reilly's "Apache Difinitive Guide" and IDG's "Apache Server Bible." Granted, I have not fully read the latter two books, but, from intense scrutinization, the "Dummy" book seems to go out of its way to explain concepts that are assumed to be known in the O'reilly and IDG offerings. I recommend familiarizing yourself with Linux and installing it on your machine (don't be afraid - Linux can co-exist with Windows on your HD) before reading this book, as this book focuses on a UNIX-type OS. This is NOT a five-star candidate, someone (like WROX) needs to step up and offer a masterpeice on the best, most popular web server in the world. Until then, start here, and move on to the "Apache Server Bible" for a good reference.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book for Beginners and for Review
Comment: This book brings out the ease with which Apache server can be implemented in any setting. It is a great book for beginners. The examples are clear and the text is well written with good step-by-step action. Although we implemented Apache on a Linux (RedHat 6x) in a learning environment (Intranet setting) already consisting of NT, Unix, and Novell servers, this book provided the filler and substance that the on-line Apache documentation couldn't so that we turned up the server before deadline. Our students and instructors now use Apache 1.3.6 to more fully teach web design, web server mechanics, and other web topics better and more fully thanks to the start we got with this book. For instance, the Bare-Bones HTTPD.CONF file (page 72) works and is the foundation for more developed and advanced topics. I recommend this book to beginners, lab technicians who are charged with making the Server work, and those who need a really good overview of the esoteric commands in Apache.
Rating: 2
Summary: Irritated and disappointed
Comment: This is the first Apache book i have read, based on the strength of reviews and reccomendations on Amazon.
In short, this book currently has me irritated and disappointed.
In terms of structure, the sections and subsections are not clearly introduced or delimited and even the section headings are often 100% meaningless. Also it is sometimes unclear whether you are being given a sequence of instructions to use or just a list of commands for reference.
Generally the English used in this book contains some apallingly bad, complex and ambigous syntax which is quite unneccesary. The problem with ambiguous syntax is that you often have to already know what the writer is talking about in order to be able to figure the correct interpretation for what he writes.
Also, the "for dummies" style of writing is applied as annoyingly as ever. That is to say that the stuff you read is interrupted without warning (mid-sentence) by a string of gibberish that is supposed to be friendly and humorous. It is not humorous, it is very annoying and yet another unnceccesary source of confusion.
I really hope there are better books out there by now.
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours by Daniel Lopez ISBN: 0672323559 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 12 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: PHP and MySQL for Dummies with CDROM by Janet Valade ISBN: 0764516507 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Red Hat Linux 9 Bible by Christopher Negus ISBN: 0764539388 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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