# What is Apache?

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 5, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-apache/32357 "2003-10-05T22:58:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-apache/32357/1 "2003-10-05T22:58:27Z")

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This may be a stupid question but what is Apache? I thought it was a program that could run various types of scripts: ASP, HTML,SWFS and PHP if installed?

But I have read so amny posts about it I am confused. Could someone please give me a brief run down of what it is and does?:q:

Thanks