What is Apache?
Apache is an Open Source WebServer. Apache is a module based web server, which means the functions or individual piece of code that allows the server to handle a certain kind of request or file in appropriate way.
Since April 1996 Apache has been the most popular HTTP server software in use. Apache is developed and maintained by an open community of developers of the Apache Software Foundation. The pre-release versions of the Apache web server software was created by Robert McCool
Apache also supports virtual hosting, Virtual hosting allows one Apache installation to serve many different actual websites. For example, one machine, with one Apache installation could simultaneously serve www.togotutor.com, www.example.com, forums.togotutor.com etc.
Apache also act as a front end to major application server like weblogic, jboss, websphere etc. You can server static pages using apache and dynamic content using application server. Which makes it really easy to maintani a website.
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