| Helicon Ape | |
| Screenshot Size: | 200px |
| Developer: | Helicon Tech |
| Latest Release Version: | 3.0.0.56 |
| Latest Release Date: | 22 November 2010 |
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre: | Web server |
| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | http://www.helicontech.com/ape/ |
Helicon Ape is a piece of software developed by Helicon Tech to bring 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. This integration allows for the use of Apache configurations on IIS while maintaining the syntax intact, thereby extending the standard capabilities of IIS.[1]
Aside from the introduction of Apache modules, Helicon Ape provides proprietary modules for server-side debugging and profiling (mod_developer), SEO optimization (mod_linkfreeze), and hotlinking protection (mod_hotlink).[2]
Helicon Ape utilizes a graphical user interface for easy configuration (supporting directive auto-completion and spell-checking) and browsing. It also includes a regular expressions tester and a password generation utility.[3]
Below is a table of modules currently supported in Helicon Ape:[4]
| 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] |
Helicon Ape was designed specifically to benefit from all advantages of IIS 7 architecture, ensuring 100% operability only on 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 (see compatibility chart).[7]
There are three license types available for Helicon Ape: