Mac OS X Web Server Handbook

Host robust, high-performance Web sites with Mac OS X!From the basics to scripting, Web applications, e-commerce, and beyond! Expert deployment, security, and administration techniquesMac-based e-mail, database services, streaming media, forums, chat, and moreCovers Apache, iTools, WebSTAR, and other leading Mac OS X Web serversDeliver powerhouse Web sites and Internet services with Mac OS X!Mac OS X combines Mac simplicity with rock-solid UNIX foundations--making it an outstanding platform for hosting high-traffic Web sites, delivering volumes of e-mail, and providing virtually any Internet service. Best of all, since it's a Mac, you don't need years of training--just the "Mac OS X Web Server Handbook" and the up-to-the-minute updates at the book's Web site: http: //hart-mac.sdsc.edu/Handbook/David L. Hart, MacCentral Online's long-time Web server columnist, covers everything from basic Web server setup through database integration, XHTML, and XML--even e-commerce. You'll discover today's best Mac OS X-based solutions and techniques for: Providing e-mail, FTP, search, and mailing list services Deploying community forums, chat, Web cams, and other popular site featuresProviding custom interactivity with Perl, PHP, and other scripting languagesImplementing effective Web securityDelivering live and streaming mediaManaging your server and your siteEstablishing an e-commerce storefront, and much moreWhen it comes to serving up Web and Internet services, why hassle with other operating systems? Mac OS X can do it all--and with the "Mac OS X Web Server Handbook," so can you!