Summary

In this chapter we have described two of the most popular GUI tools for configuring Apache. You can find other tools at Open Source sites such as http://freshmeat.net and http://sourceforge.net. We have analyzed the drawbacks and advantages of GUI tools. Whether or not you use them depends a lot on your personal level of comfort with Apache, Unix, and command-line tools. As the tools mature, they become more and more attractive, even for experienced system administrators.

Webmin is a powerful tool for configuring Apache. Its main strength is the capability to remotely configure the server.