Apache HTTP Server Project Reviews & Product Details - Page 9

The first thing that you realize about apache, is that it's available in all distribution already packages and maybe installed. After that you can start the service and you have a simple website working locally, and after some work, you can get your server publishing a website to the net.Te Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The negative point of Apache is that there are options that are not easy to find and configure, and normally there are too much information, not always sorted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its flexibility to be used in any operating system and its compatibility with other applications are 2 of the things that I like most about this product, they really are var many advantages that it has, but without a doubt that multiplatform function is what most attracts everyone to use it. Ahh and of course it is an open source server, the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

many times the configuration is quite complex so that the system can work properly, adding that its administration is not as good as other similar services, and also that I think it should be able to integrate with more applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Apache it's a Unix software that permits create a web server without much difficulty.

It's available for all distributions, and after install it from the repository it's working immediately.

There are hundreds of configurations available and there are a big manual to deal with them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In general nothing. Maybe it's a bit hard to get it configured with SSL and signed certificates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is the best HTTP protocol server in the world, and even if it has decapitated its use in recent years, this should not be for a long time, since its community of collaborators is one of the strongest and most accredited in the world. Millions of users daily confirm their preference with respect to other web servers. Apache is always the first choice for developers in programming languages such as PHP, Python, Perl, etc. Apache is very friendly with applications developed with open source tools, almost all development languages have libraries to adapt to Apache. Your wide community is the best support for online help: when a problem arises, surely someone solved it and one can benefit from this. The behavior records recorded in the Logs files, are detailed and offer multiple parameters to determine vulnerabilities, that can be identified by security tools, many of them also open source, such as ModSecurity, Mod_evasive or other tools. Apache also has one of the best supports for open source database managers such as Postgres and Mysql, which work harmoniously with this, allowing high quality applications. Apache is undoubtedly the best option, easily configurable for development or production environments for applications that require from simple requirements to high availability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

maybe they could include in the solution, graphical solutions for Gnome or another Windows management for linux, to measure their performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am working as PHP Developer with Macate Group and I am using Apache server, since its inbuilt in LAMP environment. Its really very easy to use and can start,, restart or stop the services or jobs just with a command. Its very easy to install and can run n number of jobs. As all the other servers may do it, but I prefer Apache more useful for me and also its an open source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I believe no software is perfect. The big dislike I face with Apache is with the port numbers. It usually should work for me on 80 and 443, but when I open skype, the numbers automatically cannot change and need to update the port number automatically in the config files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Apache it's the default web server in all Unix servers. It's available packaged in almost all distributions, with the different packages that you can need, SSL support, PHP7 support, etc.

Apache has much configurations related with security and with have more than one website in one server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The amount of configurations, makes difficult to find the correct configuration that you need in each moment. The manuals are really big and old fashioned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Apache is the service for publishing web pages on virtually all Unix servers, with the exception of Tomcat and some other minority.

It allows to mount different web pages on the same server and secure everything with the SSL protocol Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the only drawback of Apache is that it is not simple to configure everything, and normally you have to have previous experience to obtain a stable service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Apache is venerable, stable, and well-known by everyone and anyone who runs webservers for a living. You're going to be hard pressed to find someone who knows webservers and doesn't know Apache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The config file isn't easily machine readable and configurable. It's not as fast as some other servers such as Nginx. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Been using apache server for a lot of things, and it has proven to be extremely reliable and load efficient. It supports a wide variety of web development languages. Also, it is super simple to install. The best part - It is Open Source!:D Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maybe they can set up a GUI for configuration files. That would make our life a lot easier. I am not sure if they have kerberos support, if not, they should consider including this.

It would make a lot of big commercial firms use Apache server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Apache is Open Source Software: that means you can modify it to suit your needs without breaking any license agreement. You can find an Apache webserver running on a variety of environment, from hosting servers to local developement. It is easy to install it on your own machine and use it to learn and test many applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It isn't the most performing anymore: there are some solutions that seem faster than Apache, though you can set up a very reliable web server with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.