Helicon Ape

Helicon Ape Manager

Developer(s)| Helicon Tech
Stable release|

3.0.0.56 / 22 November 2010

Operating system| Microsoft Windows
Type| Web server
License| Proprietary
Website| http://www.helicontech.com/ape/

Helicon Ape is a piece of software developed by Helicon Tech that brings Apache functionality to IIS web servers. It executes as an ASP.NET module for IIS 7 (and higher versions), integrating the functionalities of over 35 Apache modules.[1]

Helicon Ape uses a graphical user interface for configuration and browsing. It also includes a regular expressions tester and a password generator.[2] Helicon Ape provides proprietary modules for server-side debugging and profiling (`mod_developer`), SEO optimization (`mod_linkfreeze`), and hotlinking protection (`mod_hotlink`).[3]

## Contents

* 1 Modules
* 2 Compatibility
* 3 License
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Modules

Below is a table of modules currently supported in Helicon Ape:[4]

Helicon Ape modules  Module  | Purpose

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mod_antibot  | Provides HTTP frequency analyzing and DDoS protection tool.
mod_asis  | Send files that contain their own HTTP headers.
mod_auth_basic  | Enables HTTP Basic Authentication.
mod_auth_digest  | Enables MD5 Digest Authentication.
mod_authn_anon  | Configure anonymous users access to authenticated areas.
mod_authn_dbd  | Provides authentication based on look-up in a SQL database.
mod_authn_default  | Reject any authorization request if no authentication is configured.
mod_authn_file  | Provide authentication based on user look-up in plain text password file.
mod_authz_default  | Reject any authorization request if no authentication is configured.
mod_authz_groupfile  | Allows or denies access to particular areas of the site depending on user group membership.
mod_authz_host  | Allows access control to parts of the web server based on hostname, IP address or other characteristics of the client request.
mod_authz_user  | Allows or denies access to portions of the web server for authenticated users.
mod_cache  | Allows caching local or proxied content.
mod_core  | Provides the use of Helicon Ape core features.
mod_dbd  | Allows for the management of SQL database connections.
mod_deflate  | Enables server output compression.
mod_developer  | Allows for the debugging of web requests.
mod_disk_cache  | Allows for the use of a disk-based storage engine for mod_cache.
mod_env  | Controls the environment provided to CGI scripts and SSI pages.
mod_evasive  | Allows for the protection of sites from HTTP DoS/DDoS and brute-force attacks.
mod-expires  | Sets the Expires HTTP header and max-age directive of the Cache-Control HTTP header in server responses in relation to either the time the source file was last modified, or to the time of the client access.
mod_filter  | Enables the use of context-sensitive content filters.
mod_gzip  | Allows for the compression of HTTP responses.
mod_headers  | Modifies HTTP request/response headers.
mod_hotlink  | Protects content from hotlinking.
mod_linkfreeze  | Changes links on pages to an SEO-friendly format.
mod_log_config  | Enables custom logging.
mod_logio  | Logs the number of bytes sent/received per request.
mod_mem_cache  | Enables the use of a memory-based storage engine for mod_cache.
mod_mime  | Associates filename extensions with behavior (handlers and filters) and content (MIME-type, language, character set and encoding).
mod_proxy  | Applies forward and reverse proxy functions.
mod_replace  | Allows for the editing of HTML body and HTTP request/response headers.
mod_rewrite  | Rewrites requested URLs on the fly based on regular expression rules and various conditions.
mod_seo  | Allows for the creation of SEO-friendly links on pages based on database or mapfile values.
mod_setenvif  | Sets environment variables depending on whether different parts of the request match specified regular expressions.
mod_so  | Emulates the functions of loading modules.
mod_spelling  | Corrects misspelled URLs by performing case-insensitive checks and allowing one misspelling.
mod_usertrack  | Tracks and logs user activity on the site using cookies.
mod_xsendfile  | Sends the file specified by the X-SENDFILE header.[5]

## Compatibility

Helicon Ape was designed for IIS 7 and higher (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2).[6] While it can operate on IIS6 (Windows Server 2003), its functionality is slightly limited.[7]

## License

There are three license types available for Helicon Ape:

* Free – for up to 3 sites; costs nothing.
* Per-site – for one extra site; costs $25.
* Server – for an unlimited number of sites; costs $95; includes a 45-day trial period.[8]

## See also

* Apache HTTP Server
* Comparison of web server software
* Internet Information Services
* URL redirection

## References

1. ↑ Bill Staples, "IIS", November 3, 2008
2. ↑ ""Host Fantastic", December 21, 2009". http://www.hostfantastic.co.uk/Blog/09-12-21/Helicon_APE.aspx.
3. ↑ Barb Mosher, "CMS Wire", November 6, 2009
4. ↑ https://www.helicontech.com/ape/
5. ↑ "Peter Schmidt, "IIS Digest", November 10, 2008". http://www.iis-digest.com/2008/11/apache-emulation-on-iis-70/.
6. ↑ "James Long, "Hello All", November 5, 2009". http://helloall.us/2009/11/05/apache-emulator-for-microsoft-iis-ape-3-0-released/.
7. ↑ "Helicon Ape Compatibility Chart", Helicon Tech, 2009
8. ↑ "Helicon Ape pricing details", Helicon Tech, 2009

## External links

* Official website

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