Apache Reference: http_core, ServerType

ServerType

Execution Environment of the Server
Syntax: ServerType A
Example: ServerType inetd
Since: Apache 1.0

This directive sets how the system will execute the server. The type argument is either ``inetd'', in which case the server will run from the system process inetd (the command to start the server is added to F), or ``standalone'', in which case the server will run as a stand-alone daemon process (the command to start the server is added to the system start up scripts). The inetd type is deprecated and should be avoided, because it is an inefficient execution mode and because Apache has dropped real support for this mode.