Apache Portable Runtime
| Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
1.5.2 / April 29, 2015
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| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Development library |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | apr |
The Apache Portable Runtime (APR) is a supporting library for the Apache web server. It provides a set of APIs that map to the underlying operating system (OS). Where the OS does not support a particular function, APR will provide an emulation. Thus programmers can use the APR to make a program truly portable across platforms.
APR originally formed a part of Apache HTTP Server, but the Apache Software Foundation spun it off into a separate project. Other applications can use it to achieve platform independence.
The range of platform-independent functionality provided by APR includes:
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