Apache HTTP Server

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Apache HTTP Server is a freely available, feature-rich source code implementation of an HTTP web server.

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Apache HTTP ServerFreely available source code implementation of an HTTP web server · no paid plans listedFree

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Facts

Website: httpd.apache.org
Price: Free tier
Free trial: No
Caching integrations: Caching modules include disk and shared-object providers, and the documentation lists Memcache and Redis among the shared-object cache providers.
Configuration: It supports per-directory .htaccess configuration, virtual hosts, and dynamic module loading.
Download security: Apache instructs users to verify downloaded files using PGP or SHA signatures and the KEYS file.
End-of-life limit: Apache httpd 2.2 is end-of-life and no longer receives patches, bug fixes, or security updates.
Founded: 1995
License: The Apache License 2.0 grants a perpetual, worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free copyright license subject to its terms.
Modules: The project describes httpd as extensible through more than 100 modules for rewriting, proxying, load balancing, scripting, and other functions.
Performance: The project lists multi-processing modules, HTTP/2, content caching, and reverse proxy among its performance capabilities.
Proxy integrations: The proxy modules support protocols and backends including HTTP, HTTP/2, FastCGI, SCGI, UWSGI, AJP, FTP, and WebSockets.
Release status: The download page identifies version 2.4.68, released June 8, 2026, as the latest generally available release in the 2.4.x branch.
Security features: The project lists TLS/SSL, authentication modules, and fine-grained access control among its security capabilities.
Security reporting: The project recommends reporting security problems privately to the ASF Security Team before public disclosure.

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