> -----Original Message----- > From: Nat Colley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:21 AM > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] really basic website questions > > I keep getting confused about ServerName. When people talk > about "server" sometimes they mean a machine, other times > they mean software.
A "server" is a software instance - ie, a program running on a computer. If the program is listening to HTTP requests and responding to them, then it's a "web server", eg apache. If this is the only, or main, program running on a particular machine (aka platform), then you might call the physical box a server too. > In these Apache directives, at least in > the examples, the term 'server' seems to be referring to a > domain name. Correct. "ServerName" is matched against the "Host" header in the request which is usually a "fully-qualified domain name" (ie, an internet address like www.apache.org), but could be a local hostname for a local area network, like "frodo"... > But even a domain name is confusing, because the > 'domain' can be the machine Not really... only if you had a machine running a web server serving one single site - otherwise this would be too ambiguous. > (or is that a host?), a website > address, or some part of a network (domain controller?) which > I also don't understand. Me neither. > There's got to be a real basic > explanantion in non-geek insider terminology that neophytes > can follow. Where is it? Thx. http://www.wikipedia.org/ and then type in all the terms and read what comes up. The wiki guys are really pedantic about all these definitions so explain them ad nauseum.. Rgds, Owen Boyle Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > > ________________________________ > > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! > Play Monopoly Here and Now > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48223/*http://get.games.yahoo.com/ proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow> (it's updated for today's > economy) at Yahoo! Games. > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of the sender's company. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
