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Apache HTTP Server
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apache HTTP Server | Freely available source code implementation of an HTTP web server · no paid plans listed | Free |
As httpd.apache.org lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Apache HTTP Server's own pages
- Caching integrations
- Caching modules include disk and shared-object providers, and the documentation lists Memcache and Redis among the shared-object cache providers. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Configuration
- It supports per-directory .htaccess configuration, virtual hosts, and dynamic module loading. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Download security
- Apache instructs users to verify downloaded files using PGP or SHA signatures and the KEYS file. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- End-of-life limit
- Apache httpd 2.2 is end-of-life and no longer receives patches, bug fixes, or security updates. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1995 · httpd.apache.org, 23 Sept 2026
- License
- The Apache License 2.0 grants a perpetual, worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free copyright license subject to its terms. · apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Modules
- The project describes httpd as extensible through more than 100 modules for rewriting, proxying, load balancing, scripting, and other functions. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Performance
- The project lists multi-processing modules, HTTP/2, content caching, and reverse proxy among its performance capabilities. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Proxy integrations
- The proxy modules support protocols and backends including HTTP, HTTP/2, FastCGI, SCGI, UWSGI, AJP, FTP, and WebSockets. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Apache HTTP Server is a freely available, feature-rich source code implementation of an HTTP web server. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- 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. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Security features
- The project lists TLS/SSL, authentication modules, and fine-grained access control among its security capabilities. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Security reporting
- The project recommends reporting security problems privately to the ASF Security Team before public disclosure. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to documentation, its users mailing list, and the #httpd IRC channel, and says commercial support is available from third-party companies. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
- Virtual hosting
- Virtual hosts let Apache serve multiple websites from one machine using IP-based or name-based hosting. · httpd.apache.org, 29 Sept 2026
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