Refers to the software or hardware that make up a webserver, delivering content on a private or public website.
Questions tagged [web-server]
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Upgrading etch to lenny on my webserver?
I have debian etch at the moment installed on my slice, stuff seems to be running ok, but it looks like lenny has just been declared stable a few months ago.
Is it time to upgrade my distro? Are there any things I should watch out for?
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FWIW,…

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How to access expired domain website hosted on dedicated server without doing any configuration
I am not sure, this might be a stupid question.
but I would like to know if that is possible. and any website available from where I can do this online.
One of my website is hosted on server i.e. xxx.xxx.xx.xxx shared ip address.
My domain is…

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Webserver: NAS vs DAS
Currently we have 1 server that runs a Xen 4.0 kernel (debian squeeze). On this server we run several virtual machines (2 webservers, 1 mailserver, samba server, database server) (HDD is configured in RAID-6)
Specifically for the webservers html…

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Proper way to load balance a site across two locations
I have discussed a scenario here that our company is using and would like some input if possible.
We have a main url for a site, call it "http://www.site.com". At some point during its inception, it was decided that the site will be load balanced…

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Development HTTP server with fastcgi support
I'm looking for a command-line launched HTTP server (à la thttpd -- i.e. which doesn't require system-wide configuration) but which supports generic fastcgi -- preferably which can do its own management of fastcgi servers like apache's mod_fcgid…

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Is it possible to run two webservers on the same port on the same server? E.g., Apache and Lighttpd
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Running two services on port 80
I have a QNAP TS-459 Pro II that comes with an Apache webserver which runs on port 80.
I'd also like to run a small Sinatra app; also on port 80.
I'd like Apache to serve up example.com and…

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two web servers setup (apache)
My site is working on one web server (Apache+PHP, linux OS) and one DB server (MySQL) and it is facing a lot of traffic. I am planning to add additional web server beside the current one. I did not have experience with multiple web server setup so I…

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How do I check on the visitor statistics of a website that I do not own?
How do I check the visitor statistics of a webpage/website that does not belong to me ?
(for example, I would like to know roughly how many people actually use http://www.askjonskeet.com/)

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Need help partitioning archlinux server.
Alright, so am building a webserver that will be using mysql, nginx, php, and a few other things. I expect the database to grow quote large and there will be many small files that will be served by the webserver, less than 1-2mb downloads. I have…

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Setting up a webserver
How do I make from my OS WindowsServer2003 an internetwebserver,
e.g. with my own PHP forum on it?
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Performance comparison of Linux servers
I want my e-commerce website with Virtual Dedicated Server (Linux).
Can someone help me in understanding which operating system will be better in terms of performance: CentOS or Fedora? What are the advantages and disadvantages of CentOS and Fedora…

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Which programming language for webserver tasks/deployment related scripts
I'm really feeling stupid but I don't find the right search keywords to get something usefull out of google.
The problem:
We are developing symfony1 and symfony2 applications (php). We are developing on windows machines, while our staging and…

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What are some general guidelines and recommendations for configuring APC on a LAMP server?
I am looking for some wisdom on configuring APC on a LAMP system.
Links to good reference material would be helpful as well.

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Which flavor of Linux would be best to install on an old Dell P3/P4 box?
I have a couple of old PCs sitting around and I thought I could turn them into web servers over my cable modem!
I know there is always some issue with getting the right drivers for installing Linux, so I was hoping you guys who've done this before…

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Display alternate backup site when main goes offline
We currently host our website in-house. Consistently we're loosing internet or power. I'd like to house a secondary site at that would be used when our main is offline.
How would I go about displaying a backup site when our main goes offline using…

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