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Title: Welcome!
license: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

# The Number One HTTP Server On The Internet
The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an
open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and
Windows. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and
extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP
standards.

The Apache HTTP Server ("httpd") was launched in 1995 and it has been the most popular web server on the Internet since
April 1996. It has celebrated its 25th birthday as a project in February 2020.

The Apache HTTP Server is a project of [The Apache Software
Foundation](http://www.apache.org/).

# Apache httpd 2.4.50 Released <span>2021-10-04</span>
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
pleased to
[announce](http://downloads.apache.org/httpd/Announcement2.4.html) the
release of version 2.4.50 of the Apache HTTP Server ("httpd").

This latest release from the 2.4.x stable branch represents the best available
version of Apache HTTP Server.

[//]: # (The <span> below is a hack used to please 'announce.sh' and avoid unexpected changes)
Apache HTTP Server version 2.<span>4</span>.43 or newer is required in order to operate a TLS 1.3 web server with OpenSSL 1.1.1.

[Download](download.cgi#apache24) | [ChangeLog for
2.4.50](http://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.50) | [Complete ChangeLog for
2.4](http://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4) | [New Features in httpd
2.4](docs/trunk/new_features_2_4.html)  {.centered}

# Apache httpd 2.2 End-of-Life <span>2018-01-01</span>
As previously announced, the Apache HTTP Server Project has discontinued
all development and patch review of the 2.2.x series of releases.

The Apache HTTP Server Project had long committed to provide maintenance
releases of the 2.2.x flavor through June of 2017. The final release 2.2.34
was published in July 2017, and no further evaluation of bug reports or
security risks will be considered or published for 2.2.x releases.

# Want to try out the Apache HTTP Server? 
Great! We have updated our [download page](/download.cgi) in an effort to
better utilize our mirrors. We hope that by making it easier to use our mirrors, we will be able to provide a better download experience.

Please ensure that you [verify](/download.cgi#verify) your downloads using
PGP or MD5 signatures.

# Want to contribute to the Apache HTTP Server?
Awesome! Have a look at our current 'Help Wanted' listings then:

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