The theory is to create a web server?

Purely sporting interest. Interested to learn how to work with web servers (Apache, nginx, etc). Here and need a book that explains what makes a web server, what tasks should solve it.

Russian-language literature on network programming:
1) the First book on network programming.
a) If you want to know everything completely and have a bunch of free time
Richard Stevens "UNIX Network Programming" — a classic. The translation, said to be good.
b) If the time is not very much, and spoiling for a fight
Sean Walton "Creation of network applications in Linux" is a Small book, great review. Perfect for beginners. The translation is good.
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2) the Second book on network programming
the third volume from Douglas Camera "application Development client/server for Linux/POSIX". It makes sense to read after Walton. Or with Stevens. But you can not read, but simply to look through in search of something necessary/interesting. The translation is good.
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3)After/along with Stevens or after Walton read Douglas Schmidt, "Programming networked applications in C++" is a whole another level of abstraction. A must reed if you have decided to seriously engage in the networks. The quality of the translation do not know anything.
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