Webmaster Certification Program - WM103 Syllabus

WM 103 Web Server Administration

This course provides an overview of what is involved with putting a web server on the Internet. Installation, configuration and maintenance of different Web server software (Apache, iPlanet/Netscape and Microsoft) will be demonstrated and discussed. Topics include HTTP protocol basics, domain name registration, server installation and configuration, performance tuning & sizing, virtual hosts, server-side programming (CGI, JSP, Servlets, ASP, SSI), statistics & log file analysis.

Winter 2008

Tuesdays: January 16 - February 26; 6-8:30 PM
Instructor: Arlyn J. Hubbell

Required Text:

• Pro Apache, Third Edition
  Author: Peter Wainwright
  Apress; 3rd ed. 2004. Corr. 2nd printing edition (January 19, 2004)
  ISBN-13: 978-1590593004
  Available at Amazon.com

Online Resources & Tutorials:

• The Apache Software Foundation
  • A Self-Extracting Version of the Apache Server for PCs
• Jigsaw
• The Zeus Web Server

• DNSfaqs.com
• Network Solutions
• whois @ Network Solutions
• DNS Tools

• Hosting Comparison
• MyISPFinder - Hosting
• ServerWatch
• Web Hosting Review
• Web Server Market Share Analyses
• Unix Guru Universe