E02¶


Research	R0045 — Prediction Verification
Run	2026-03-29
Query	Q002
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E02
Type	Statistical

Active site breakdown: Apache 62.42%, Microsoft 26.14%, iPlanet 2.32%

URL: https://apachetoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-06-30-001-01-NW-LF-MR

Extract¶

By active sites (filtering out parked/inactive domains), Apache held 62.42% (7,346,025 sites), Microsoft 26.14% (3,076,623 sites), iPlanet 2.32% (273,293 sites). iPlanet aggregated sites running iPlanet-Enterprise, Netscape-Enterprise, Netscape-FastTrack, Netscape-Commerce, Netscape-Communications, Netsite-Commerce, and Netsite-Communications servers.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Even filtering to active sites, Apache held 62%
H2	Contradicts	Active site filter still shows Apache dominant
H3	Supports	Shows hostname and active-site metrics agree; the physical server metric is the outlier

Context¶

The Netscape/iPlanet server family at 2.32% of active sites was in terminal decline, having been a significant player in the late 1990s. This reflects the broader pattern of commercial web servers losing ground to both Apache and IIS.