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Who should read this document
Installing Apache is simple enough: you have just to download the installation package from the Internet, and run it. The software included in the package will install Apache and set up the environment required to run and manage the product. So installed, Apache offers the minimum functions required from a Web server.

The installation process automatically sets up a manual in HTML and XML formats where every detail on Apache can be found.

This document is intended as a simplified, easy to understand, presentation of the Apache basic concepts and procedures.

An application programmer in such language as PHP, JSP, PERL etc. who wishes to run his or her programs will need a Web server such as Apache. This document gives the informations sufficient to install Apache and tailor it to meet simple needs such as:

-fitting in an application processor like PHP, JSP or PERL
-implementing Apache security functions
-setting up a customized user directory organization

The reader who wishes to further his or her knowledge on Apache can find herein the background that helps facilitate the reading of Apache detailed documentation. An appendix of the present document also offers a guide to this reading.