---
name: "httpd-wrapper"
section: "8"
platform: "macos"
package: "apache"
version: "886"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/httpd-wrapper"
---

# httpd-wrapper(8)

Wrapper script for httpd web server

## NAME

**httpd-wrapper** – Wrapper script for httpd web server

## DESCRIPTION

This tool extracts environment variable definitions from a specific plist file and then execs the httpd executable, thereby allowing variables to be used in Apache's paramaterized  config files. It also gathers minimal metrics on the usage of Apache.

## FILES

- */etc/apache2/env.plist*

  The file where environment variables are defined

- */var/log/apache2/httpd-wrapper.log*

  The file where errors are logged

## SEE ALSO

[httpd(8)](/httpd/8.md)