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It also ex plains how to start, stop and restart the server.</p> <a name="1006192"></a> <p class="BP">Topics discussed are:</p> <ul class="LB1" > <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006196"></a><a href="overview.htm#1008841">Oracle HTTP Server Features</a></li> <li class="LB 1" type="disc"><a name="1007516"></a><a href="overview.htm#1007286">Oracle HTTP Server Components</a></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc "><a name="1009757"></a><a href="overview.htm#1007298">Oracle HTTP Server Support</a></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="10062 04"></a><a href="overview.htm#1007983">Oracle HTTP Server Management</a></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1009452"></a><a hr ef="overview.htm#1008162">Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Oracle HTTP Server</a></li></ul> <a name="1008924"></a> <p class="BP">D ocumentation from the Apache Software Foundation is referenced when applicable.</p> <a name="1008929"></a> <div align="center"> <tab le class="Note" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a note" ti tle="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="Note"> <td class="Note"> <hr> <a name="1008927"></a><font face="Arial, Helv etica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">Note:</strong></font> <a name="1008928"></a> <p class="NB">Readers using this guide in PDF or hard copy formats will be unable to access third-party documentation, which Oracle provides in HTML format only. To access the third- party documentation referenced in this guide, use the HTML version of this guide and click the hyperlinks.</p> <hr></td></tr></table> </div> <p><a name="1008841"></a>  </p> <h2 class="H1"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099 ">Oracle HTTP Server Features</font></h2>  <a name="1008848"></a> <p class="BP">Oracle HTTP Server is the Web server c omponent of Oracle Database. It is based on the <a href="glossary.htm#997465"><strong class="Bold">Apache</strong></a> <a href="gloss ary.htm#997608"><strong class="Bold">HTTP</strong></a> Server, version 1.3.28. It is a robust, reliable Web server, preconfigured to do the following:</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006219"></a>provide a high availability infrastructure i ntegration with <a href="glossary.htm#996909"><strong class="Bold">Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server</strong></a> (OPMN) , for process management, death detection and failover for Oracle HTTP Server processes. <p><a name="1006232"></a></p> <div align="c enter"> <table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to f ormat a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso"><a name="1006225"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</strong></font> <a name="1006231"></a> <p class="NB"><a class="oli nkSRC ASHIA" href="../../dcommon/html/noexist.htm"><em class="Italic">Oracle Application Server 10<i>g</i> High Availability Guide</e m></a></p></td></tr></table></div></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007131"></a>provide Dynamic Monitoring Services (DMS) m etrics that give runtime performance statistics for Oracle HTTP Server processes. <p><a name="1007268"></a></p> <div align="center"> <table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso"><a name="1007261"></a><font face=" Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</strong></font> <a name="1007267"></a> <p class="NB"><a class="olinkSRC A SPER" href="../../dcommon/html/noexist.htm"><em class="Italic">Oracle Application Server 10<i>g</i> Performance Guide</em></a></p></t d></tr></table></div></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007199"></a>provide a request ID, which enhances request tracking th rough various components by attaching a request ID to each request. This provides more detailed information, allowing you to see how much time a particular request spends in any component or layer.</li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006244"></a>enable securi ng of transactions with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. <p><a name="1006254"></a></p> <div align="center"> <table class="Note Also" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso"><a name="1006247"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, s ans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</strong></font> <a name="1006253"></a> <ul class="NL"> <li class="NL" type="disc"><a name="1 009110"></a> <a class="olinkSRC ASSEC" href="../../dcommon/html/noexist.htm"><em class="Italic">Oracle Application Server 10<i>g</i> Security Guide</em></a></li> <li class="NL" type="disc"><a name="1009111"></a><a href="newsec.htm#1034252">Chapter 8, "Managing Security"</a><a href="newsec.htm#1034252"></a></li></ul></td></tr></table></div></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006258">< /a>execute Perl scripts in the same process as the Oracle HTTP Server, or as <a href="glossary.htm#997440"><strong class="Bold">CGI</ strong></a> script.</li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006259"></a>access database stored procedures with a PL/SQL engine. < p><a name="1006269"></a></p> <div align="center"> <table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir= "ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td cl ass="NoteAlso"><a name="1006262"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</strong></font> <a name=" 1006268"></a> <p class="NB"><em class="Italic"><a class="olinkSRC YPMOD" href="../../server$101/b12303/toc.htm">Oracle Application S erver 10<i>g</i> mod_plsql User's Guide</a></em></p></td></tr></table></div></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006270"></a>e nable scripting of HTML pages with PL/SQL code.</li></ul> <a name="1007286"></a>  <h2 class="H1"><font face="A rial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">Oracle HTTP Server Components</font></h2>  <a name="1007308"></a> <p clas s="BP">Oracle HTTP Server consists of several components that run within the same process. These components provide the extensive lis t of features that Oracle HTTP Server offers when handling client requests. Following are the major components:</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007325"></a><strong class="Bold">HTTP Listener</strong>: Oracle HTTP Server is based on an Apac he HTTP listener to serve client requests. An HTTP server listener handles incoming requests and routes them to the appropriate proce ssing utility.</li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007333"></a><strong class="Bold">Modules (mods)</strong>: Many of the stand ard Apache modules are included with Oracle HTTP Server. Oracle also includes several internal modules that are specific to Oracle Da tabase components. <p><a name="1007344"></a></p> <div align="center"> <table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr cla ss="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso"><a name="1007347"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</str ong></font> <a name="1007348"></a> <p class="NB"><a href="overview.htm#1007501">"Oracle HTTP Server Modules"</a><a href="overview.ht m#1007501"></a> for a complete list of modules shipped with Oracle HTTP Server.</p></td></tr></table></div></li> <li class="LB1" type ="disc"><a name="1007445"></a><strong class="Bold">Perl Interpreter</strong>: A persistent Perl runtime environment embedded in Oracl e HTTP Server through <code><a href="confmods.htm#1008967">mod_perl</a></code>. <p><a name="1007455"></a></p> <div align="center"> < table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a n ote" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso"><a name="1007504"></a><font face="Ar ial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</strong></font> <a name="1007505"></a> <p class="NB"><a class="olinkSRC ASC ON" href="../../dcommon/html/noexist.htm"><em class="Italic">Oracle Application Server 10<i>g</i> Concepts</em></a> for more informat ion regarding Oracle Database components, and how they relate to each other.</p></td></tr></table></div></li></ul> <a name="1007501"> </a>  <h3 class="H2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">Oracle HTTP Server Modules</fon t></h3>  <a name="1006292"></a> <p class="BP"><a href="overview.htm#1006302">Table 1-1</a> identifies the modules shipped with Oracle HTTP Server. Modules extend the basic functionality of the Web server, and support integration between Oracle HT TP Server and other Oracle Database components. Note that the list differs from the Apache open source distribution (given the inclus ion of Oracle modules), and that not all modules are supported by Oracle.</p> <a name="1006773"></a> <h5 class="TT"><a name="1006773 "></a><a name="1006302"></a> <strong><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Table 1-1 Oracle HTTP Server Modules </em></ font></strong></h5> <table summary="" class="RuleFormal" border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" title=""> <thead> <tr class="Formal"> <th class="Formal" align="left" valign="bottom" scope="col"><a name="1006308"></a> <font face="Arial, Hel vetica, sans-serif"><strong>Module</strong></font></th> <th class="Formal" align="left" valign="bottom" scope="col"><a name="1006310" ></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Oracle Support</strong></font></p></th> <th cl ass="Formal" align="left" valign="bottom" scope="col"><a name="1006312"></a> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Notes< /strong></font></th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006317"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1035430">mod_access</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006319"></a> <p class="THC" align="c enter"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal "><a name="1006321"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name ="1006326"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1009438">mod_actions</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006328"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></t d> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006330"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td cl ass="Formal"><a name="1006335"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1007796">mod_alias</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name=" 1006337"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></str ong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006339"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" va lign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006344"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005651">mod_asis</a></p></td> <td class=" Formal"><a name="1006346"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold"> No</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006348"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006353"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1050433">mod_auth</a></p>< /td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006355"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><stro ng class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006357"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> < tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006362"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005654"> mod_auth_anon</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006364"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, san s-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006366"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006371"></a> <p class="TB"><a href=" confmods.htm#1005663">mod_auth_db</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006373"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="A rial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006375">< /a> <p class="TB">Disabled. Not shipped by Oracle.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006380"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005673">mod_auth_dbm</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006382"></a > <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</strong></strong></font></ p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006384"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> < td class="Formal"><a name="1006389"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1009731">mod_auth_digest</a></p></td> <td class="Formal "><a name="1006391"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</st rong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006393"></a> <p class="TB">Disabled. Experimental MD5 authentication; no t shipped by Oracle.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006398"></a> <p class= "TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005652">mod_autoindex</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006400"></a> <p class="THC" align="cente r"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006402"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="10 06407"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1006227">mod_cern_meta</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006409"></a> <p cl ass="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006411"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class ="Formal"><a name="1006416"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005610">mod_certheaders</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a nam e="1006418"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></ strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006420"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006425"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1025766">mod_cgi</a></p></td> <td class ="Formal"><a name="1006427"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold ">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006429"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Form al" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006434"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005611">mod_define</a> </p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006436"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong> <strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006438"></a> <p class="TB">UNIX systems only .</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006443"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confm ods.htm#1013851">mod_digest</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006445"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006447"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006452"></a> <p class= "TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005612">mod_dir</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006454"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><fo nt face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name= "1006456"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006461" ></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005613">mod_dms</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006463"></a> <p class="THC" al ign="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class=" Formal"><a name="1006465"></a> <p class="TB">Oracle module.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="F ormal"><a name="1006470"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005701">mod_env</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006472" ></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></fo nt></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006474"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="to p"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006479"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005696">mod_example</a></p></td> <td class="Forma l"><a name="1006481"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</s trong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006483"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" alig n="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006488"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005710">mod_expires</a></p></t d> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006490"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006492"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006497"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1006330">mo d_fastcgi</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006499"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-se rif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006501"></a> <p class="TB">&nbs p;</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1009300"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="conf mods.htm#1013876">mod_headers</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006508"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial , Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006510"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006515"></a> <p clas s="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1006427">mod_imap</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006517"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a nam e="1006519"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="100652 4"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1006424">mod_include</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006526"></a> <p class="T HC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td c lass="Formal"><a name="1006528"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="For mal"><a name="1006533"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1013016">mod_info</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006535"> </a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></fon t></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006537"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top "> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006542"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005626">mod_isapi</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"> <a name="1006544"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</stro ng></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006546"></a> <p class="TB">Windows systems only. Not shipped by Oracle</p> </td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006560"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.h tm#1013897">mod_log_agent</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006562"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, He lvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006565"></a> <p class="TB">Deprecated.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006570"></a> <p clas s="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005721">mod_log_config</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006572"></a> <p class="THC" align="ce nter"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal" ><a name="1006574"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name= "1006579"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1006663">mod_log_referer</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006581"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p> </td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006583"></a> <p class="TB">Deprecated.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top" > <td class="Formal"><a name="1006588"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005630">mod_mime</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006590"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</stron g></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006592"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="l eft" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006597"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005631">mod_mime_magic</a></p></td > <td class="Formal"><a name="1006599"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006601"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006606"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005730">mod _mmap_static</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006608"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans -serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">No</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006610"></a> <p class="TB">&n bsp;</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006615"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="co nfmods.htm#1013174">mod_negotiation</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006617"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006619 "></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1008447"></a> < p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1041585">mod_onsint</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1008449"></a> <p class="THC" align=" center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Yes</strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1008451"></a> <p class="TB">Oracle module.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006651"></a> <p c lass="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1055067">mod_ossl</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006653"></a> <p class="THC" align="cente r"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006655"></a> <p class="TB">Oracle module.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006669"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1008967">mod_perl</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006671"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></ td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006673"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td c lass="Formal"><a name="1006678"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1014712">mod_plsql</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name= "1006680"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></st rong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006682"></a> <p class="TB">Oracle module.</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align= "left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006687"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1055979">mod_proxy</a></p></td> < td class="Formal"><a name="1006689"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong cla ss="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006691"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr cla ss="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006696"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1009986">mod_re write</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006698"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" ><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006700"></a> <p class="TB"> </ p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006705"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods .htm#1027486">mod_setenvif</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006707"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, H elvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006709"></a> < p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006714"></a> <p class=" TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005644">mod_so</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006716"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1 006718"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006723">< /a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005741">mod_speling</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006725"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class ="Formal"><a name="1006727"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal" ><a name="1006732"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005645">mod_status</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006734"></ a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font> </p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006736"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006741"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1006996">mod_unique_id</a></p></td> <td class="Formal "><a name="1006743"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</s trong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006745"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" alig n="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006750"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1024836">mod_userdir</a></p></t d> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006752"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006754"></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006759"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="confmods.htm#1005648">mo d_usertrack</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006761"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans- serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006763"></a> <p class="TB">&n bsp;</p></td></tr> <tr class="Formal" align="left" valign="top"> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006768"></a> <p class="TB"><a href="co nfmods.htm#1005649">mod_vhost_alias</a></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006770"></a> <p class="THC" align="center"><font face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong class="Bold">Yes</strong></strong></font></p></td> <td class="Formal"><a name="1006772 "></a> <p class="TB"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a name="1007298"></a>  </p> <h2 class="H1"><fon t face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">Oracle HTTP Server Support</font></h2>  <a name="1007299"></a> < p class="BP">Oracle provides technical support for the following Oracle HTTP Server features and conditions:</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007300"></a>Modules included in the Oracle distribution, except as noted in the table in <a href=" overview.htm#1006302">Table 1-1, "Oracle HTTP Server Modules"</a>. Modules from any other source, including the Apache Software Foundation, are not supported by Oracle.</li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007304"></a>Problems that can be reproduced withi n an Apache configuration consisting only of supported Oracle Apache modules.</li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007305"></a> Use of the included Perl interpreter within the supported Apache configuration.</li></ul> <a name="1007983"></a>  <h2 class="H1"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">Oracle HTTP Server Management</font></h2>  <a name="1007989"></a> <p class="BP">You can manage Oracle HTTP Server using <code>opmnctl</code>. It is the command-line utility f or Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN) for process management. It is located in</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1 " type="disc"><a name="1008121"></a>UNIX: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</code></em><code>/opmn/bin</code></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1008122"></a>Windows: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</code></em><code>\opmn\bin</code> <p><a name="1008490"></a></p> <div align="cente r"> <table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to forma t a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso"><a name="1008483"></a><font fac e="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH"><strong class="Bold">See Also</strong>:</strong></font> <a name="1008489"></a> < p class="NB"><a class="olinkSRC ASPMN" href="../../dcommon/html/noexist.htm"><em class="Italic">Oracle Process Manager and Notificati on Server Administrator's Guide</em></a> for more information on <code>opmnctl</code>.</p></td></tr></table></div></li></ul> <a name= "1008162"></a>  <h2 class="H1"><a name="HSADM001"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">St arting, Stopping, and Restarting Oracle HTTP Server</font></a></h2>  <a name="1006781"></a> <p class="BP">Oracle HTTP Server is managed by Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN). You must always use the <code>opmnctl</code> utility to s tart, stop and restart Oracle HTTP Server. Otherwise, the configuration management infrastructure cannot detect or communicate with t he Oracle HTTP Server processes, and problems may occur.</p> <a name="1006967"></a> <div align="center"> <table class="Note" border= "0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary="This is a layout table to format a note" title="This is a layout t able to format a note"> <tr class="Note"> <td class="Note"> <hr> <a name="1006971"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><str ong class="NH">Note:</strong></font> <a name="1006979"></a> <p class="NB">Do not use the <code>apachectl</code> utility to manage th e Oracle HTTP Server.</p> <hr></td></tr></table></div> <p><a name="1006802"></a></p> <p class="BP">To determine the state of Oracle H TTP Server, use the following command:</p> <pre class="CE"><a name="1006803"></a>opmnctl status <a name="1006804"></a> </pre> <a nam e="1006805"></a> <p class="BP">The processes are listed with their current state such as "Up" or "Down".</p> <a name="1006865"></a> < !--TOC=h2-"1006865"--> <h3 class="H2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">Starting Oracle HTTP Server</font></h 3>  <a name="1006870"></a> <p class="BP">To start Oracle HTTP Server, use the <code>startproc</code> command:</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007026"></a>UNIX: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</code></em><code>/opmn/bin> opmnctl</co de> <code>[verbose]</code> <code>startproc ias-component=HTTP_Server</code></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1006872"></a>Wi ndows: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</code></em><code>\opmn\bin> opmnctl</code> <code>[verbose]</code> <code>startproc ias-component=HTTP_ Server</code></li></ul> <a name="1006877"></a>  <h3 class="H2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color ="#330099">Stopping Oracle HTTP Server</font></h3>  <a name="1006882"></a> <p class="BP">To stop Oracle HTTP Server, u se the <code>stopproc</code> command:</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007069"></a>UNIX: <em><code>ORACLE_H OME</code></em><code>/opmn/bin> opmnctl</code> <code>[verbose]</code> <code>stopproc ias-component=HTTP_Server</code></li> <li cla ss="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007077"></a>Windows: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</code></em><code>\opmn\bin> opmnctl</code> <code>[verbos e]</code> <code>stopproc ias-component=HTTP_Server</code></li></ul> <a name="1006892"></a>  <h3 class="H2"><fo nt face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#330099">Restarting Oracle HTTP Server</font></h3>  <a name="1006897"></a > <p class="BP">Restarting Oracle HTTP Server performs a graceful restart, which is invisible to clients. In a graceful restart, on UNIX, a <code>USR1</code> signal is sent. When the process receives this signal, it tells the children to exit after processing the c urrent request. (Children that are not servicing requests exit immediately.)</p> <a name="1006898"></a> <p class="BP">The parent re- reads the configuration files and re-opens the log files, replacing the children with new children in accordance with the settings it finds when re-reading the configuration files. It always observes the process creation settings (<code>MaxClients</code>, <code>MaxS pareServers</code>, <code>MinSpareServers</code>) specified, and takes the current server load into account.</p> <a name="1006906"></ a> <p class="BP">To restart Oracle HTTP Server, use the <code>restartproc</code> command:</p> <ul class="LB1"> <li class="LB1" type= "disc"><a name="1006907"></a>UNIX: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</code></em>/<code>opmn/bin> opmnctl</code> <code>[verbose]</code> <code>r estartproc ias-component=HTTP_Server</code></li> <li class="LB1" type="disc"><a name="1007058"></a>Windows: <em><code>ORACLE_HOME</co de></em>\<code>opmn\bin> opmnctl</code> <code>[verbose]</code> <code>restartproc ias-component=HTTP_Server</code> <p><a name="100 8691"></a></p> <div align="center"> <table class="NoteAlso" border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" summary= "This is a layout table to format a note" title="This is a layout table to format a note"> <tr class="NoteAlso"> <td class="NoteAlso" ><a name="1008684"></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong class="NH">See Also:</strong></font> <a name="1008688"></a> <p class="NB"><a class="olinkSRC ASPMN" href="../../dcommon/html/noexist.htm"><em class="Italic">Oracle Process Manager and Notifica tion Server Administrator's Guide</em></a> for more information on <code>opmnctl</code> command options.</p></td></tr></table></div>< /li></ul></div> <div class="footer"> <hr> <table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="width: 33%; " align="left"> <table summary="layout table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="90"> <tr> <td align="center" valign ="top"><a href="preface.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/larrow.gif" alt="Go to previous page" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Previ ous</font></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="concepts.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/rarrow.gif" alt="Go to next p age" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Next</font></a></td></tr></table></td> <td style="width: 34%;" align="center"><img src="../../dc ommon/gifs/oracle.gif" alt="Oracle"><br> <a href="../../dcommon/html/cpyr.htm"><font size="-2">Copyright © 2003 Oracle Corporati on</font></a><br> <font size="-2">All Rights Reserved.</font></td> <td style="width: 33%;" align="right"> <table summary="" cellspaci ng="0" cellpadding="0" width="270"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="../../index.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/prodi con.gif" alt="Go to Documentation Home" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Home</font></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href= "../../nav/portal_3.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/bookicon.gif" alt="Go to Book List" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Book List</ font></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="toc.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/conticon.gif" alt="Go to Table of Conte nts" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Contents</font></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="index.htm"><img src="../../dco mmon/gifs/indxicon.gif" alt="Go to Index" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Index</font></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a hr ef="../../mix$101/b12039/toc.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/mix.gif" alt="Go to Master Index" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Mast er Index</font></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="../../dcommon/html/feedback.htm"><img src="../../dcommon/gifs/ feedback.gif" alt="Go to Feedback page" border="0"><br> <font size="-2">Feedback</font></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div> </body> </html>