SitePoint, provider of fun, practical, and easy-to-understand content for Web professionals, announced the release of <A HREF="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322932.htm">Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache,</A> collaboration between seasoned developers Stuart Langridge and Tony Steidler-Dennison. Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache deftly guides readers through the installation of Linux and Apache onto a development server before explaining how to master common server admin tasks and, importantly, how to secure their servers using a firewall and intrusion detection system. No prior experience with Linux is expected by the book's authors. Readers also learn how to manipulate server settings for maximum performance through the management of traffic reporting, log-file rotation and more.