Apache’s web server is a powerful tool for hosting websites. Learn how to set it up and configure it with this concise guide.

Roy C. Hoobler examines a number of Apache projects that are just as interesting as the flagship Web server. Written by Roy C. Hoobler, Contributor Sept. 29, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. PT ...

The second most widely used Web server software is Microsoft’s IIS (Internet Information Services), running about 14.5 percent of websites. Perhaps Apache’s biggest competition, though, is Nginx.