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Apache HTTP server. Version 2.4.68 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Linux
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sudo zypper install apache2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · apache2 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
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scoop install main/abScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ab.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Apache HTTP server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ab
- apachectl
- apxs
- checkgid
- dbmmanage
- fcgistarter
- htcacheclean
- htdbm
- htdigest
- htpasswd
- httpd
- httxt2dbm
- logresolve
- rotatelogs
- suexec
history
Project history and usage
Apache HTTP Server is one of the defining infrastructure packages of the Web: a general-purpose HTTP server descended from NCSA httpd, maintained by the Apache HTTP Server Project, and distributed with a large suite of command-line administration and support tools.
Project history
The project began in February 1995 after development of Rob McCool's NCSA httpd had stalled. A small group of webmasters coordinated their accumulated bug fixes and enhancements, using NCSA httpd 1.3 as the base for the first public Apache server release, 0.6.2, in April 1995.
The early server was quickly reworked around Robert Thau's Shambhala architecture, which introduced a modular structure, an API for extensibility, pool-based memory allocation, and an adaptive preforking process model. Apache 1.0 followed on December 1, 1995, and in 1999 the Apache Software Foundation was formed to give the project organizational, legal, and financial support.
Adoption history
Apache passed NCSA httpd as the top server in the Netcraft Web Server Survey in 1996, less than a year after the Apache Group formed. Its adoption story is closely tied to Unix and Linux packaging: the `httpd` package became both the server daemon and a bundle of operational tools used by administrators, module developers, and local web developers.
How it is used
As a package, `httpd` is not only the web server binary. It also ships familiar tools such as `apachectl`, `apxs`, `htpasswd`, `htdigest`, `rotatelogs`, and `ab`, making the package useful for running a local server, testing configuration, building modules, managing password files, rotating logs, and benchmarking request throughput.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about Apache HTTP Server because it sits at the intersection of daemon management, module ABI compatibility, TLS libraries, configuration layout, and service integration. It is also historically important as a package that helped make source-built and distribution-packaged open-source infrastructure normal for production web hosting.
Timeline
- 1995: Apache development started around patches to NCSA httpd.
- 1995: Apache 0.6.2 was released in April.
- 1995: Apache 1.0 was released on December 1.
- 1996: Apache passed NCSA httpd in the Netcraft Web Server Survey.
- 1999: The Apache Software Foundation was formed.
- 2012: The 2.4.x branch began its GA release history with 2.4.1 on February 21.
Related projects
- Apache HTTP Server grew out of NCSA httpd and is closely associated with APR, mod_ssl, mod_perl, Tomcat, Traffic Server, and the bundled `ab` benchmarking tool.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
- text:http,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ab | cli | global executable | |
apachectl | cli | global executable | |
apxs | cli | global executable | |
checkgid | cli | global executable | |
dbmmanage | cli | global executable | |
fcgistarter | cli | global executable | |
htcacheclean | cli | global executable | |
htdbm | cli | global executable | |
htdigest | cli | global executable | |
htpasswd | cli | global executable | |
httpd | cli | global executable | |
httxt2dbm | cli | global executable | |
logresolve | cli | global executable | |
rotatelogs | cli | global executable | |
suexec | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.4.68
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://httpd.apache.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:httpd |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.68 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/httpd |
| Homepage | https://httpd.apache.org/ |
| Repository | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x |
| Upstream docs | https://httpd.apache.org/docs |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=httpd/httpd-2.4.68.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:44-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | apr, apr-util, brotli, libnghttp2, openssl@3, pcre2 |
| Uses from macOS | libxcrypt, libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
| Caveats | DocumentRoot is $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/www. The default ports have been set in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/httpd/httpd.conf to 8080 and in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-ssl.conf to 8443 so that httpd can run without sudo. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | httpd |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
dnf95%
httpd 2.4.68-1.fc45
Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install httpd- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 9 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
httpd-core 2.4.68-1.fc45
httpd minimal core
sudo dnf install httpd-core- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 14 dependencies
- 8 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
httpd-devel 2.4.68-1.fc45
Development interfaces for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install httpd-devel- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
httpd-filesystem 2.4.68-1.fc45
The basic directory layout for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install httpd-filesystem- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: httpd
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
httpd-manual 2.4.68-1.fc45
Documentation for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install httpd-manual- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: httpd
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
httpd-tools 2.4.68-1.fc45
Tools for use with the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install httpd-tools- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
mod_ldap 2.4.68-1.fc45
LDAP authentication modules for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install mod_ldap- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
mod_lua 2.4.68-1.fc45
Lua scripting support for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install mod_lua- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
mod_proxy_html 2.4.68-1.fc45
HTML and XML content filters for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install mod_proxy_html- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
mod_session 2.4.68-1.fc45
Session interface for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install mod_session- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
dnf95%
mod_ssl 2.4.68-1.fc45
SSL/TLS module for the Apache HTTP Server
sudo dnf install mod_ssl- License: Apache-2.0 AND (BSD-3-Clause AND metamail AND HPND-sell-variant AND Spencer-94)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: httpd
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
zypper95%
apache2 2.4.67-1.1
The Apache HTTPD Server
sudo zypper install apache2- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: apache2
- 8 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
zypper95%
darkhttpd 1.17-1.3
When you need a web server in a hurry
https://unix4lyfe.org/darkhttpd
sudo zypper install darkhttpd- License: ISC
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: darkhttpd
- 6 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
zypper95%
lighttpd 1.4.82-1.4
A Secure, Fast, Compliant, and Very Flexible Web Server
sudo zypper install lighttpd- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: lighttpd
- 11 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
zypper95%
nginx 1.31.1-2.1
A HTTP server and IMAP/POP3 proxy server
https://github.com/nginx/nginx
sudo zypper install nginx- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Proxy
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nginx
- 16 dependencies
- 7 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Httpd
Scoop92%
main/ab
scoop install main/ab- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Ab
source trail
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- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment