DevShed.com has a new article posted today that's the third part of their Getting Started with Apache 2.0 series.

In this third and final installment of our "Getting Started with Apache 2.0" series, you will learn how to configure the Apache server as a "proxy server" for your local network, how to make use of "URL Re-writing," and much more.

Today, I'll show you how to configure the Apache server as a "proxy server" for your local network and then, I'll talk about "URL Re-writing," a powerful feature that allows you to "re-write" requests to the Web server in real time. Next, I'll explain how you can configure "user-specific" directories on your Web server and finally, I'll wrap this series with introductions to some offbeat Apache modules with which you can experiment.

It's been a good series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) gives a really good overview of using Apache, including these more advanced features mentioned in this latest Part. And, since most of the things that they talk about are applicable to other versions of Aapche, it's a good intro for anyone new to Apache to check out, not just those starting out with this powerful, popular web server...