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Product overview
IBM® HTTP Server is a web server that is based on the open source Apache HTTP Server.
An HTTP server is a program that enables a computer to respond to requests using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). An HTTP server is also known as a web server.
General Data Protection Regulation considerations: For information
about features of IBM HTTP Server that you can configure and
aspects of product use that you should consider to help your organization with GDPR readiness, see
WebSphere® Application Server Considerations
for GDPR readiness. IBM HTTP Server uses the PID numbers
for WebSphere Application Server products.