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D. J. HarknessApache Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8324-0_1

1. Getting Started with Apache

Darren James Harkness1  
(1)
Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
 

In this chapter, you learn how to install Apache safely on macOS, Linux, and Windows and get it up and running in its default configuration.

At the end of this chapter, you’ll be able to load up your browser and visit http://localhost/ to see a running default installation of Apache. But before we dive headlong into the guts of Apache, let’s do a little review to get everybody up to speed.

How Web Servers Work

It’s probably a good idea to start the review by explaining how a web server works. It’s somewhat ...

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