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All About Linux: Host Websites on Your Local Machine Using Apache Webserver

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 17, 2006

“Apache is a popular web server which has grabbed a major slice
of the web server market. What is interesting about Apache is its
stability and scalability which makes it possible to serve even
very high traffic web sites without any hitch. It also helps that
it comes with an unbeatable price (free). It is bundled by default
with most Linux distributions. And in cases where it is not
included in the CD, it is a simple case of downloading the package
and installing it.

“Here I will explain how one can set up Apache web server to
serve ones web pages from your machine…”


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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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