In this administration-related hour, consideration will be given to increasing the performance and scalability of your Apache installation. Additionally, you will learn about name-based and IP-based virtual hosting, and DNS and client issues. It explains different mechanisms that can be used to isolate clients from each other and the associated security tradeoffs.
In this hour, you will learn
Which operating system and Apache-related settings can limit the server scalability or degrade performance
About several tools for load testing Apache
How to fine-tune Apache for optimum performance
How to configure Apache to detect and prevent abusive behavior from clients
How to configure name-based virtual hosts, IP-based virtual hosts, and the difference between the two
About the dependencies virtual hosting has on DNS
How to set up scaled-up cookie-cutter virtual hosts