Reviews for Apache Server 2 Bible

1. Not for people starting out

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2002

   I found this book really heavy going and there was too much complex language used too soon. I'm by no means a beginner when it comes to computing, but I found this book assumed mucho knowlege about low level processing. I feel it needed more easy to read walkthroughs of how to achieve the main tasks. I hope to get to grips with it soon, otherwise I'm going to feel I wasted my money.

2. Good for look-up

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, December 12nd, 1999

   This book is complementary to the O'Reilly Definitive Guide on Apache. Very good to looking up directives. However, the concept of the book is not educational. My advise : Learn with O'Reilly, Apply with the Bible.

3. Useful for initial set-up, no help with more complex issues

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, September 12th, 1999

   The book is very much aimed at setting up the server and the relevant configuration files. Helpful when you are first getting started but it couldn't tell me anything I didn't find on the Apache help pages. If you want anything more, for example to write your own modules, forget it you'd be better off with the O'Reilly Definitive Guide.

4. Dry lists of configurations settings, a lot of errors.

   Rated 2 out of 5 stars, August 12th, 1999

   I bought this book based on the great reviews here at Amazon. I don't have a clue why reviewers here thought it was so good. I should have known better and bought the O'Reilly book to start.

   Most of the text consists of dry run throughs of various configuration settings - much of which probably came right from the online Apache manual. There were many errors. And, contrary to reviewers who claimed the author was open for questions, when I sent email asking about possible errata, the email was returned with an invalid address. The author's web site is also gone.

   I also was unhappy that there was next to nothing about Java servlets and Apache.

   The O'Reilly book got so-so reviews, but I can't imagine how it can be worse than this one.

5. Very Good Introduction to Apache

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, August 12nd, 1999

   The book helped me get my Apache server up and running and also helped me understand the various server directives. Some of the later chapters look like they will be useful. The author was very responsive to a couple of questions I had and mentioned that he would be setting up a web site covering Linux and Apache, with Q&A, etc. This will be helpful in keeping up with the various changes that occur with new versions of Apache.