HTTP Server Concepts

This topic provides conceptual information of the various functions and features of IBM® HTTP Server for i.

Fundamental directive, context, and server area concepts on HTTP Server
The IBM HTTP Server for i is configured using directives. A directive is used to define an attribute of the HTTP Server or how the HTTP Server operates. For example, the Listen directive defines what port the HTTP Server should wait on to handle incoming requests.
Content negotiation for HTTP Server
The IBM HTTP Server for i supports content negotiation, type-map files, MultiViews, negotiation methods, dimensions of negotiation,, negotiation algorithm, media types, and wildcards.
Virtual hosts on HTTP Server
This topic provides information about virtual host types on the IBM HTTP Server for i Web server.
Proxy server types and uses for HTTP Server
This topic provides information about proxy server types and uses for the IBM HTTP Server for i Web server.
Supported file systems for Web content served by HTTP Server
This topic provides information about supported file systems for Web content by the HTTP Server.
Server Name Indication(SNI)
The IBM HTTP Server for i supports Server Name Indication. Server Name Indication is an extension to the SSL and TLS protocols that indicates what hostname the client is attempting to connect to at the start of the handshaking process.
Logging
The HTTP Server provides many logging features.
Security
The HTTP Server provides many security features that help you control access to data and files.
Performance
Performance in a Web server environment is influenced by many components. Understanding the components can help you ensure that the HTTP Server is functioning at the highest performance levels.
Extending HTTP Server functionality
Maintaining static Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages can be easy and inexpensive, but static pages cannot cover all of your Web serving needs. Any time the published content needs to be tailored on data received from a client, the Web page has to be generated on the fly. Serving dynamic data from your IBM HTTP Server for i Web server can be accomplished in several different ways, depending on your needs, your programming skills, and the complexity of the task at hand.
High availability
The IBM HTTP Server for i supports the ability for businesses to withstand Web server outages, including scheduled downtime. The HTTP Server provides high availability by using the IBM i clustering support.
Web Publishing with the PUT Method
An IBM HTTP Server for i instance can be configured to support the PUT method for Web publishing.
WebDAV for HTTP Server
This topic provides information about Web-based distributed authoring and versioning (WebDAV) for the IBM HTTP Server for i Web server.

Parent topic: IBM HTTP Server for i