40% of web?

spurgu · on April 4, 2019

"Apache is used by 43.8% of all the websites whose web server we know." according to https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/ws-apache/all/all

I would venture a guess and say it's largely because all the shared hosting providers use it. Less and less people actually choose it given a choice.

6xggd7 · on April 4, 2019

Yeah sorry, I meant on purpose.

Most shared hostings still use Apache for compatibility with .htaccess and rubbish like that.

justinph · on April 4, 2019

Rubbish? You mean like keeping the web working and making sure URLs never die? Not everything needs to be upgraded to the latest hot thing. HTTPD is proven & stable; this is a rare bug.