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Apache Guide

• Apache HTTP Server guide: install, configure, secure, tune
• How to install Apache httpd 2.4 on Linux, macOS and Windows
• Apache httpd configuration basics: files, directives, sections
• Apache virtual hosts: run many websites on one server
• Using .htaccess files with Apache httpd 2.4
• mod_rewrite explained: RewriteRule, RewriteCond and flags
• Apache redirects: Redirect, RedirectMatch, HTTPS and www rules
• Keeping images from adorning other sites: stop hotlinking in Apache
• Password protection in Apache 2.4: Basic, Digest and LDAP
• Apache access control: allow or deny by IP, host and more
• Apache logs explained: access_log, error_log and combined format
• Analyzing Apache logs: command line, GoAccess and AWStats
• HTTPS on Apache: mod_ssl, Let’s Encrypt, mod_md and TLS settings
• HTTP/2 on Apache httpd with mod_http2, and the HTTP/3 status
• PHP with Apache: PHP-FPM, mod_proxy_fcgi and supported versions
• Apache as a reverse proxy: ProxyPass, WebSockets and headers
• Load balancing with Apache: mod_proxy_balancer and health checks
• Caching and compression in Apache: gzip, Brotli, Expires, mod_cache
• Apache performance tuning: MPMs, MaxRequestWorkers and memory
• Apache server-status and server-info: enable, secure, read, monitor
• Fixing Apache errors: 403, 404, 500, 502, 503 and startup failures
• Upgrading old Apache 2.2 configurations to httpd 2.4
• Apache httpd vs nginx: architecture, features and when to use which
• Apache directory listings: turn off Indexes or build a file area
• Running Apache httpd in Docker with the official httpd image
• CGI scripts and Server Side Includes on Apache httpd 2.4

Security

• Apache httpd security: patching, advisories and hardening
• Apache httpd 2.4 vulnerabilities 2021–2026: the CVEs that matter
• Apache httpd 2.4 hardening checklist with working config
• ModSecurity and OWASP CRS 4 on Apache httpd: setup and tuning
• Apache under attack: slowloris, floods, bad bots and AI crawlers
• Hacked site on Apache: contain, investigate, clean and recover

News & releases

• Apache httpd news: current release 2.4.69 and recent changes
• Apache HTTP Server release history, 1995 to 2026
• Web server market share 2026: where Apache httpd stands
• The Apache Software Foundation: history, structure and projects

Apache projects

• Apache projects: Tomcat, Kafka, Spark, Cassandra and more
• Apache Tomcat: supported versions, install, and use with httpd
• Apache Kafka: KRaft, versions and upgrading from ZooKeeper
• Apache Spark: what it does, current releases and how to try it
• Apache Cassandra: architecture, versions and installation
• Apache Lucene and Solr: search library and search server
• Apache Airflow: scheduling data pipelines written in Python
• Apache Log4j: Log4Shell, fixed versions and finding old jars
• The Apache License 2.0 explained in plain words

Archive 2000–2002

• Apache Today news archive, 2000–2002
• Apache Today news archive: 2000
• Apache Today news archive: 2001
• Apache Today news archive: 2002

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