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The apache web server has become the predominant web server on the Internet for it's scalability, standards compliance and the numerous features that come bundled with the server. As more and more features are added to apache, and as web applications evolve to meet new demands, bugs will periodically surface in applications and the web server code base itself. Since application and server bugs can lead to service failures and downtime, it is important to have a good set of tools to assist with isolating and locating problems. This article provides an introduction to debugging apache web server problems, and covers several tools and techniques that can help troubleshoot problems when they arise.