Post-installation Steps

Once installation is complete ensure that the following:

Turn off logging

There is no need to have Apache do its normal logging activity, so turn this process off by commenting out the logging commands in the httpd.conf files.

Turn off web stats programs

If the server happens to have any kind of web statistics program installed (like Analog, Webalizer, etc.), turn that application off, or better yet, uninstall it.

Set MaxClients to a high number

In order to ensure that the JDC will not miss any traffic during peak times, set the MaxClients setting in your httpd.conf file to a very high number, like 250 or higher. This is the maximum number of http connections that can be accepted at any given time. Because a visitor is only connected for a part of the time when they are surfing a site, 250 simultaneous connections can actually handle potentially 1000's visitors on the site at any given time. Make sure your settings are high enough so that no matter how many visitors are on the site, there will always be an available connection.

Mod_Perl Installed

Ensure that Mod_Perl is installed on the server, and that it is used to execute the JDC's ctasp-server.cgi program. Mod_Perl compiles the script so that it runs directly in Apache's memory, which ensures optimum performance. With Mod_Perl, a typical server can handle a request in about 7 ms. Without it, it takes about 600 ms.

Digital Certificate

A digital certificate should be installed on the server. The domain for this certificate should match the domain for the website for which the traffic is being logged. If the domain is different, or if it is logging traffic for multiple domains, the JDC will be dropping "Third-Party Cookies", and you will want to establish a P3P Privacy Policy. For instructions on doing this, see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/security/privacy/overview/createprivacypolicy.asp

http://www.w3c.org/P3P/