The Apache HTTP Server has been the cornerstone of hosting code on the web since I started my career. Commonly paired with PHP in the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack Apache is a powerful and flexible web server.

Over my career, I have set up, configured and alter many sites in Apache mainly focused on PHP. I have set up other advanced features in Apache such as reverse proxies, but I often use Nginx for that purpose over apache. Along with Stock Apache HTTP Server, I have also installed and configured industry standard extensions such as Mod Security, Mod Rack, Mod Pagespeed and Mod HTTP2 to name a few.

Like with all tools, I always assess the situation before deciding on which HTTP server is better for the situation.