Previous discussions:

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37830987>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37830998>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37831004>

"The early Apache server was a big hit, but we all knew that the codebase needed a general overhaul and redesign."

From the README of the apache_1.3.0 distribution (April 1998) https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/

Love this project. It changed the world and it still goes strong. The closest to "forever software"?

Relevant,

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset and Apache

https://github.com/icing/blog/blob/main/h2-rapid-reset.md

Apache httpd 2.4.58

https://github.com/icing/blog/blob/main/httpd-2.4.58.md

for PoC in Rust, https://github.com/m00dy/r4p1d-r3s3t

A Patchy Server has come such a long way.

Surprising to see stuff like this included in a patch release:

    core: Updated conf/mime.types:
     - .js moved from 'application/javascript' to 'text/javascript'

Is HTTP/2 just too complex for a mere mortal to implement?

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I'm surprised people still actively use it and it seems on par with nginx, at least according to https://www.netcraft.com/blog/january-2023-web-server-survey...