Obtaining and Installing Apache
Apache’s name is derived from its original nickname “A Patchy Server,” since it grew out of a series of patches applied against the industry-standard, but limited, NCSA httpd server in early 1995. Apache is one of the most widely ported pieces of software in the world today. It runs on dozens of different operating system platforms, from AIX to Windows to BeOS to Mac OS X, as well as, of course, FreeBSD. Probably the most complete HTTP implementation available anywhere, Apache is also seen by many as the epitome of the open-source ideal; its success demonstrates how a free, grassroots development effort can compete with large, commercially developed packages from market-leading software companies to become the ...
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