Specifications

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This guide provides instructions for setting up and managing
a web server and websites, and how to use open source web
technologies.
Mac OS X Server v10.6 includes Web service, which is comprised of multiple web
technologies. Web service comes installed on Apple server hardware and oers an
integrated, exible environment for establishing and managing web technologies.
What’s New in Web Service
Web service in Mac OS X v10.6 oers major enhancements in these key areas:
 Apache Modules: mod_python and mod_xsendle improve web-based application
support and scripting.
 WebObjects: Support for WebObjects is removed with Mac OS X v10.6.
What’s in This Guide
This guide includes the following sections:
Chapter  1,Web Technologies Overview,” highlights key concepts and provides basic
information about conguring a server, setting up websites, and understanding
specialized web components.
Chapter  2,Working with Web Service,” describes how to set up your web server for
the rst time and how to manage web settings and components.
Chapter  3,Creating and Managing Websites,” provides instructions for setting up
and managing websites.
Chapter  4,Conguring and Managing Webmail,” tells you how to enable and use
Webmail on your web server.
Chapter  5,Working with Open Source Applications,” provides information and
instructions related to open source components Apache, Tomcat, and MySQL.
Preface
About This Guide