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Apache HTTP Server

Official docs outline

15 sections
  1. Getting Started and Overview

    Basic concepts of serving, configuration and operation.

  2. Configuration Files and Directives

    httpd.conf, directive contexts and containers.

  3. Configuration Sections

    Directory, Files, Location and merging rules.

  4. Virtual Hosts

    Name-based and IP-based virtual hosting.

  5. Multi-Processing Modules

    prefork, worker and event MPMs.

  6. Modules

    Core and optional modules and DSO loading.

  7. Authentication and Authorization

    Authentication, authorization and access control modules.

  8. URL Rewriting

    mod_rewrite rules and URL mapping.

  9. Reverse Proxy and Load Balancing

    mod_proxy, balancer and gateway usage.

  10. SSL/TLS

    mod_ssl configuration, certificates and strong ciphers.

  11. htaccess Files

    Per-directory configuration and performance tradeoffs.

  12. Caching

    mod_cache and content caching.

  13. Logging

    Access and error logs.

  14. Security Tips

    Hardening Apache HTTP Server.

  15. Performance Tuning

    Tuning MPMs, memory and keepalive.

Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.

Versions and support

4 release lines
2.4.69 latest release, Oct 1, 2026
LineReleasedLatestSupport
2.4 Feb 21, 2012 2.4.69 Supported
2.2 Dec 1, 2005 2.2.34 Ended Jul 11, 2017
2.0 Apr 5, 2002 2.0.65 Ended Jul 10, 2013
1.3 Jun 1, 1998 1.3.42 Ended Feb 3, 2010

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