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LinuxPlanet: Vision for Apache: Put on a Happy Face

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 17, 2000

[ Thanks to Kevin
Reichard
for this link. ]

“The Apache Web server currently powers more than 58 percent of
all the Web sites surveyed by Netcraft, with a significant portion
of those installations occurring on Linux and BSD-based systems.
It’s an incredibly popular and powerful server, used by more
Webmasters that all others combined. But there is one perceived
weakness in Apache, which greatly limits its use and acceptance in
corporate headquarters: an administrative front-end graphical
interface (GUI).

“This missing link–at least according to reviews in various
Wintel magazines–makes Microsoft IIS the server of choice in the
corporation, no matter how popular or robust Apache is….”

“On the other hand, however, I can see how some sort of GUI
front-end to Apache would be worthwhile. Heck, there’s even an
official Apache GUI site that’s set up to be a focal point for GUI
development. So it’s not a new idea, nor one that people aren’t
aware of. There are some Apache GUIs out there; and this small but
worthy field just saw its ranks increase by one with Vision For
Apache, by Focus Array.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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