About Apache Server
Apache HTTP Server is a cross-platform web server application that allows web hosts to serve websites to users over the web. Apache runs on more web servers than any other competing application.
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History
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The Apache Group released the first public version of the Apache HTTP Server in April of 1995. By the end of the year, Apache had already passed NCSA as the No. 1 web server on the Internet.
Scalability
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System administrators can customize Apache to serve as a single web server application for a single website or a web host, managing several websites and domains.
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Platforms
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Apache is cross-platform and runs on numerous operating systems, including Unix, Linux, BSD, Windows and Solaris.
Cost
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Apache is free of charge and available for download from the Apache website and through many Linux distribution repositories. It is free and open-source software released under the Apache License 2.0.
Features
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Apache includes the following features: module interface for programming languages like PHP, support for SSL and TLS, an URL rewrite engine, virtual hosting and FTP support.
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References
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