
Apache HTTP Server
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Apache HTTP Server, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Apache HTTP Server's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Apache HTTP Server | Free | Freely available source code implementation of an HTTP web server · no paid plans listed |
The facts
Each one read from Apache HTTP Server's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Caching integrations
- Caching modules include disk and shared-object providers, and the documentation lists Memcache and Redis among the shared-object cache providers.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Configuration
- It supports per-directory .htaccess configuration, virtual hosts, and dynamic module loading.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Download security
- Apache instructs users to verify downloaded files using PGP or SHA signatures and the KEYS file.checked 29 Sep 2026
- End-of-life limit
- Apache httpd 2.2 is end-of-life and no longer receives patches, bug fixes, or security updates.checked 29 Sep 2026
- License
- The Apache License 2.0 grants a perpetual, worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free copyright license subject to its terms.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Modules
- The project describes httpd as extensible through more than 100 modules for rewriting, proxying, load balancing, scripting, and other functions.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Performance
- The project lists multi-processing modules, HTTP/2, content caching, and reverse proxy among its performance capabilities.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Proxy integrations
- The proxy modules support protocols and backends including HTTP, HTTP/2, FastCGI, SCGI, UWSGI, AJP, FTP, and WebSockets.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Apache HTTP Server is a freely available, feature-rich source code implementation of an HTTP web server.checked 29 Sep 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.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security features
- The project lists TLS/SSL, authentication modules, and fine-grained access control among its security capabilities.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security reporting
- The project recommends reporting security problems privately to the ASF Security Team before public disclosure.checked 29 Sep 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.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Virtual hosting
- Virtual hosts let Apache serve multiple websites from one machine using IP-based or name-based hosting.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1995checked 23 Sep 2026
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