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Scalable Internet Architectures by Theo Schlossnagle ~ (Sams) 2006

Scalable Internet Architectures teaches you both good and bad design methodologies for building new sites and how to scale existing web sites to robust, high-availability web sites.
Apache Cookbook by Rich Bowen ~ (O’Reilly) 2008

The Apache Cookbook is a collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for webmasters, web administrators, programmers, and everyone else who works with Apache.
Apache Administrator’s Handbook by Rich Bowen, Daniel Lopez Ridruejo, and Allan Liska ~ (Sams) 2002

Apache Administrator’s Handbook is a practical hands-on guide to the installation, configuration, and administration of the Apache Web server.
Advanced PHP Programming by George Schlossnagle ~ (Sams) 2004

Advanced PHP Programming shows you how to develop PHP-based applications for maximum performance, stability, and extensibility.
MySQL Administrator’s Guide by Mike Hillyer ~ (MySQL Press) 2006

Written by the creators of MySQL and edited by one of the most highly respected MySQL authors, the MySQL Administrator's Guide is the official guide to MySQL.
Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8 by Jason Gilmore and Robert Treat ~ (Apress) 2006

Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8 delves into some of the most popular open source web development technologies, the PostgreSQL database server and PHP programming language.
The Definitive Guide to Apache mod_rewrite by Rich Bowen ~ (Apress) 2006

The Definitive Guide to Apache mod_rewrite guides you through configuration and use of the module for a variety of purposes, including basic and conditional rewrites, access control, virtual host maintenance, and proxies.
Web Operations by Jesse Robbins and John Allspaw ~ (O’Reilly) 2010

Web Operations features essays from today’s top web engineers providing invaluable insightful that shows you how to run your web operations as reliably and effectively as Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! run theirs.