What Is Httpd Process in Linux?
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httpd is the Apache HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server program. It is designed to be run as a standalone daemon process. When used like this it will create a pool of child processes or threads to handle requests.

What is httpd process?

HTTP Daemon is a software program that runs in the background of a web server and waits for the incoming server requests. The daemon answers the request automatically and serves the hypertext and multimedia documents over the Internet using HTTP. HTTPd stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol daemon (i.e. Web server).

How do I start httpd in Linux?

You can also start httpd using /sbin/service httpd start . This starts httpd but does not set the environment variables. If you are using the default Listen directive in httpd. conf , which is port 80, you will need to have root privileges to start the apache server.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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