Upgrading Apache

[Richard Briggs]

A new version of Apache is released every few months... what's the proper way to upgrade to the latest version without losing all my conf files and cgi-bin stuff?

[Peter Godron]

Richard,
the only way is to read the update guide (for example http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html )
assess whether you need the upgrade and then upgrade , after having made a backup.

I only tend to upgrade if there is a required feature or security problem.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

Upgrading apache using the HP-UX hpws version will not overwrite your cgi-bin files.

It is prudent to back up the httpd.conf and other configuration files you have modified.

swinstall will perform an upgrade in place.

This does not mean new versions are not bug free.

Its still a very good idea to test the isntallation out prior to rolling it out on a production web server.

SEP

[Richard Briggs]

thanks