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<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/">Documentation</a> > <a href="../">Version 2.2</a> > <a href="./">FAQ</a></div><div id="page-content"><div id="preamble"><h1>Background - Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
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<h2><a name="background" id="background">Background</a></h2>
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<li><a href="#background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#background.what-is-httpd">What is the Apache HTTP
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<li><a href="#background.tested">How thoroughly tested is
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<h3><a name="background.what-is-apache" id="background.what-is-apache">What is Apache?</a></h3>
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<p>The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
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open-sourced software projects. For more details, please see the <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/faq.html">Apache Software
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Foundation FAQ</a></p>
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<p>The Apache HTTP Server -- sometimes called Apache httpd -- is
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a project of the Apache Software foundation aimed at creating a
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source code implementation of an HTTP (Web) server. For more
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<li>is a powerful, flexible, HTTP/1.1 compliant web server</li>
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<li>implements the latest protocols, including HTTP/1.1 (RFC2616)</li>
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<h3><a name="background.tested" id="background.tested">How thoroughly tested is Apache?</a></h3>
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<p>Apache is run on millions of Internet servers.
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It has been tested thoroughly by both developers and users. The Apache
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HTTP Server Project maintains rigorous standards before releasing new
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versions of our server, and our server runs without a hitch on over
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70% of all WWW servers available on the Internet. When bugs do show
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up, we release patches and new versions as soon as they are
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<li>You may use the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/apache_pb.gif">'Powered by Apache'
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graphic</a> on a Web site that is being served by the Apache HTTP
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Foundation logo</a> in product description and promotional material
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