Re: Which testing principles applied in Apache Http server development

Vincent,

   as httpd project is a distributed project, there's not really a centralized, unified validation of the server. Each contributor/tester applies their own tools and methods to the release candidates, on the platforms that are significant to them.

   Some shared tools include the perl-framework at http://httpd.apache.org/test/ which provides regression checks for many common scenarios, as well as some specific scenarios that have bitten us in the past. Also in that subproject are the flood tool, to provide well defined stress loads on the server.

   Many authors of propritary tools test (and report back to) httpd to both ensure it's compliance, and validate their test suite. The Apache httpd server is, after all, one reference implementation. Others use such tools to validate the server.

   And there are open source projects, as well, with interest in the httpd user and developer community.

   So in short, there's no 'simple answer' to your question, but the diversity I've described helps to ensure httpd meets the expectations of the entire internet, administrators and web development communities.

Bill

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DEVEZE Vincent wrote:
> Hi,
> Sorry for the following naïve question.
> Can someone explain me which kind of testing activites are performed on apache server.