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The following details how to install the Apache webserver on FreeBSD.

1. Install Apache HTTP Server 2.20 by using FreeBSD Ports Collection:cd /usr/ports/www/apache22
   make install clean
2. A Apache HTTP Server script apache22.sh is located at /usr/local/etc/rc.d to provide Apache HTTP Server start and shutdown service. To enable Apache web server to automatically starts whenever after server reboots, issue the following command at CLI:echo ‘apache22_enable =”YES”‘ >> /etc/ rc.conf
3. To start Apache HTTP web server immediately, use:/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start

   or

   /usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22.sh start

4. Apache installation finished.

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