Hints: - only a subset from the selected modules are activated by default in httpd.conf. - by default apache24 builds mpm_prefork, mpm_event and mpm_worker as dynamically loadable module. Even mpm_event is the preferred MPM, mpm_prefork will be activated to keep compatibility with pre-build php/perl/python/... modules (used by apache22/apache24). Note: To build the develop/example modules specify additional the parameter -DIAMADEVELOPER (I am a developer) For detailed module description visit http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/ and for the develop/example modules http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/programs/configure.html#developermodules