DMED 160 Web Server Administration

DMED 160
Web Server Administration
Spring 2012

Current Readings Please note you will be responsible for all the material covered in each reading listed.
Week	Topic	Material
1	Getting Started	Chapter 01 Chapter 02
2	Configuring Apache	Chapter 04 An Amble Through Apache Configuration
3	Basic Websites	Chapter 05 Directives (terms defined, overview) Response Headers (overview, field definitions, doc) .htaccess (tutorial 1, tutorial 2) Metafiles
4	Virtual Hosts	Chapter 06 Simplifying your life .... Apache Documentation
5	Authentication	Chapter 10 Apache Docs Authentication Overview Apache Docs 2.2 Using User Authentication Restricting Website Access w/Apache 2 Apache HTTP authentication with PHP Apache authentication and authorisation using LDAP
6	Exam I (23 February)
7	Content Description and Modification	Apache doc: Module MIME Apache doc: Content Negotiation Rewrite URLs With Content Negotiation Apache Week: Content Negotiation Explained Apache doc: Module mod_negotiation Apache doc: Filters Language support in Apache through negotiation
8	Indexing Redirection	Apache Doc mod_autoindex Apache Doc mod_alias Apache Doc mod_rewrite Webmaster World An Introduction to Redirecting HTMLSource URL Rewriting
9	Proxying	Apache Doc mod_proxy #Administration proxying Server Watch Reverse Proxying Apache Tutor reverse proxying
10	Logging	Chapter 11 Error Log Log Level mod_log_config (Transfer Log / Access Log)
11	Exam II (05 April)
12	Security	Apache Docs SSL FAQ Apache Docs mod_ssl OpenSSL
13	Running a Big Web Site	Load Balancing & High Availability mod_proxy mod_rewrite mod_backhand Ultra Monkey Content Management Apache Lenya Daisy Hippo Jackrabbit MindQuarry Open Source Content Management Overview
14	Building Applications	HTTP 1.1 Method Definitions To GET or to POST? What's this PUT thing anyway?
15	PHP
16	mod_jserv and Tomcat
Finals	ALL (15 May)	Be Nice to Johnny Week

Reference Links
TOPIC	LINKS
Top Ten No Sympathy Lines	http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/nosymp.htm
Apache	HTTP Server Documentation Directives Quick Reference
On LAMP	http://www.onlamp.com/apache/
mod_proxy (FTP support)	mod_proxy mod_proxy_ftp
SMTP	Mock Apache SMTP
Regex	Reference Page Quick Tutorial
Tomcat	Project Site
MySQL	Community Edition
PHP	PHP Site Apache related
TextPad	A good text editor
VMWare	Free Player
IT Interest Inventory	Free Test
Exam Study Guides	Helpful Hints and Previous Answers
Netcraft	Web Usage Stats
NoodleTools	Use for creating MLA or APA references for papers. Note: You will need to log in with your HCC library account.
Others	If you have other useful links, let me know. I'll be happy to post suggested sites.

Assignments/Labs
Assignment 01 - Due 05 February	Assignment 02 - Due 12 February
Assignment 03 - Due 19 February	Assignment 04 - Due 04 March
Assignment 05 - Due 25 March	Assignment 06 - Due 25 March
Assignment 07 - Due 01 April	Assignment 08 - Due 15 April
Assignment 09 - Due 06 May	Assignment 10 - Due 13 May

Papers
Paper 1 - Due 26 February	Paper 2 - Due 15 May