httpd
HTTPd is a
network protocol
(s).
The process waits for the incoming client requests and for each request it answers by replying with requested information, including the sending of the requested web resource, or with an HTTP error message.
HTTPd stands for daemon.
It usually is the main software part of an HTTP server better known as a web server.[1]
Some commonly used implementations are:
- Apache HTTP Server
- BusyBox httpd
- Lighttpd HTTP server
- Nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server
- OpenBSD's httpd (since OpenBSD 5.6)
See also
- HTTP server
- Web server
- Comparison of web server software
References
- ^ "Server and supporting programs". Apache: HTTPd server project. 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-19.