To run apache www server from startup, add apache24_enable="yes" in your /etc/rc.conf. Extra options can be found in startup script. Your hostname must be resolvable using at least 1 mechanism in /etc/nsswitch.conf typically DNS or /etc/hosts or apache might have issues starting depending on the modules you are using. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - apache24 default build changed from static MPM to modular MPM - more modules are now enabled per default in the port - icons and error pages moved from WWWDIR to DATADIR If build with modular MPM and no MPM is activated in httpd.conf, then mpm_prefork will be activated as default MPM in etc/apache24/modules.d to keep compatibility with existing php/perl/python modules! Please compare the existing httpd.conf with httpd.conf.sample and merge missing modules/instructions into httpd.conf! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!