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The Number One HTTP Server On The Internet

The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.

The Apache HTTP Server ("httpd") was launched in 1995 and it has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996. It has celebrated its 20th birthday as a project in February 2015.

The Apache HTTP Server is a project of The Apache Software Foundation.

Apache httpd 2.4.26 Released 2017-06-19

The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.26 of the Apache HTTP Server ("httpd").

This latest release from the 2.4.x stable branch represents the best available version of Apache HTTP Server.

Download | ChangeLog for 2.4.26 | Complete ChangeLog for 2.4 | New Features in httpd 2.4

Apache httpd 2.2.32 Released 2017-01-13

The Apache HTTP Server Project is proud to announce the release of version 2.2.32 of Apache httpd. This version is the most recent release of the 2.2 legacy branch.

The Apache HTTP Server Project will only provide maintenance releases of the 2.2.x flavor through June of 2017, and may provide some security patches beyond this date through at least December of 2017. Minimal maintenance patches of 2.2.x are expected throughout this period, and users are strongly encouraged to promptly complete their transitions to the the 2.4.x flavour of httpd to benefit from a much larger assortment of minor security and bug fixes as well as new features.

Download | ChangeLog for 2.2.32 | Complete ChangeLog for 2.2

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