Web Servers
Linux Apache Web Server Administration, Second Edition (Craig Hunt Linux Library)
Format: Paperback
Author: Charles Aulds
ReleaseDate: 16 September, 2002
Publisher: Sybex
Rating:
good but soon to be outdated 
1. Everything you need to know about v.3, but with Apache 2. 0 just around the corner (currently in beta), you might want to hold off until the 2nd edition. This edition touches very briefly on 2. 0, providing a general overview of what to expect, but no meat. A lot remains the same, but some critical things are different, and clear documentation of the kind that this book provides for 1. 3 is scant. Hopefully something will come out before too long fill the void. Of course, Apache 1. x is no slouch, has the majority share of servers on the web currently, could be all you need and more. If you're inclined towards the tried, tested, and true, and shun the unproven, consider this a 5 star recommendation for an excellent book on an excellent, if somewhat venerable, web server.
Good but should have been better 
Unfortunately, the poor chapter organisation and the abyssmal index makes finding the information you need (or trying to find it later) a frustrating experience. There is a lot of good information contained in this book just waiting to get out. There's also a lot of padding with CGI and PHP scripts that didn't seem to serve any purpose unless you really wanted to learn how to program 'hello world'. Overall, it will teach you the gist of administrating an Apache Web Server, but I found it disappointing.
Best Apache book I've found 
Takes the guesswork out of Linux Apache admin, and is a handy tool for any other Unix folks as well. Excellent instructions, and an amazing companion to the O' Reiley book.
It's so nice to read a technical book that is accurate and in English not geek.
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