Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server, commonly known as Apache, is a free and open-source web server software developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. It serves web content over the internet using the HTTP protocol, handling requests from clients like web browsers and delivering static or dynamic content. It is highly modular, extensible, and widely used for hosting websites and web applications.
Developers should learn Apache HTTP Server when deploying web applications on Linux-based servers, as it offers robust performance, security features, and flexibility through modules like mod_rewrite for URL rewriting and mod_ssl for HTTPS. It is ideal for hosting static websites, serving as a reverse proxy, or integrating with backend technologies like PHP via mod_php, making it a staple in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stacks.