The Apache HTTP Server Project. To have the latest version installed, means that your software package will probably have more new features and known bugs fixes. In this tutorial I am going to describe simple steps to install the latest Apache (httpd) version on your Centos 7 system. At the time of writing, the latest version of Apache server (httpd) available at Apache Lounge is 2.4.7, so that version will be referenced in this guide. If you have a newer version, you should be able to simply substitute it, unless major changes have been made. In this tutorial It will be about updating Apache version to latest possible version in CWP.In CWP, Apache is the main and default web-server by default it will install stable old version of Apache, you can always update it to latest version and stay up to date with the below script, it will download the latest possible version and do the update job.
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Stable Release - Latest Version:
- 2.4.46 (released 2020-08-07)
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F150 transmission. The Apache HTTP Server Project is pleased toannounce therelease of version 2.4.46 of the Apache HTTP Server ('Apache' and 'httpd').This version of Apache is our latest GA release of the new generation 2.4.xbranch of Apache HTTPD and represents fifteen years of innovation by theproject, and is recommended over all previous releases!
For details, see the OfficialAnnouncement andthe CHANGES_2.4 andCHANGES_2.4.46 lists.
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The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project arepleased to announce the release of version 2.3.9 of mod_fcgid, a FastCGIimplementation for Apache HTTP Server versions 2.2 and 2.4. Thisversion of mod_fcgid is a security release.
For information about this module subproject, see the mod_fcgid moduleproject page.
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The Apache HTTP Server Project is pleased to announce the release of ApacheFTP module for Apache HTTP Server, version 0.9.6 as beta.
Users are encouraged to test and provide feedback on this beta release. Forinformation about this module subproject, see the mod_ftp module projectpage.
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Latest Version Of Httpd
Step 1
If you do not already have it, download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 and install it. You can check if you already have it by going to the Programs and Features control panel, and looking for 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable'. This Microsoft software package contains dependencies for the Windows version of Apache server.
Step 2
Download the latest Apache server (httpd) from Apache Lounge. If you are not sure if you need the Win64 or Win32 version, click on your Start Menu, right-click on Computer, and click Properties. Under System Type, it will tell you if you have a 32-bit or 64-bit system.
You might wonder why you are downloading from Apache Lounge and not the official Apache site. Apache Lounge distributes Windows versions of the latest Apache build. You can download from the official Apache site, but will then need to compile your own build, which is well beyond the scope of this guide.
At the time of writing, the latest version of Apache server (httpd) available at Apache Lounge is 2.4.7, so that version will be referenced in this guide. If you have a newer version, you should be able to simply substitute it, unless major changes have been made.
Step 3
You should now have a zip file named httpd-2.4.7-win32-VC11.zip or similar in your download folder. Extract the Apache24 folder it contains to your desired location for your server to run. I simply put it in the Program Files folder, so my path to it looks like:
C:/Program Files/Apache24From this point on I'll assume you have your Apache server in the same folder. If not, adjust accordingly.
Step 4
Now to configure your server. Inside the Apache24 folder is a conf folder, with a file called httpd.conf. That is the main configuration file. Open it in a text editor as you'll need to make a handful of edits:
ServerRoot
Find the line that starts with ServerRoot (approximately line 37). Change it to:
ServerRoot 'C:/Program Files/Apache24'ServerName
Find the line that contains ServerName (approximately line 217). Remove the pound sign (#) that precedes it. Then change it to:
ServerName localhost:80This will mean that you access your web server by typing localhost into your browser (http://localhost/).
DocumentRoot
The document root is where Apache looks for your website files. Find the line that starts with DocumentRoot (approximately line 241). Change it to reflect the position of your document root, which should be:
DocumentRoot 'C:/Program Files/Apache24/htdocs'Then change the line directly below it to match the new position:
<Directory 'C:/Program Files/Apache24/htdocs'>DirectoryIndex
Scroll down to the line that has DirectoryIndex index.html (approximately line 275). Add index.php in there or any other files you need your server to recognize as index files. For example:
DirectoryIndex index.php index.htmlStep 5
Navigate to the following folder:
C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etcOpen the hosts file with a text editor and add the following line before everything (on its own line):
Latest Httpd Version Centos
127.0.0.1 localhostThis tells windows that when you try to navigate to localhost in a browser, it should direct the requests to your own computer (which your server now resides on). Learn more about the hosts file here.
Step 6
Your server is now configured and should be functional. Start it by opening the following file:C:/Program Files/Apache24/bin/httpd.exeIt should be a blank black window. This is good, meaning there were no error messages. Keep it minimized while you want your server to be running. You can stop your server by closing the window.
With your server running, you can use localhost (type it into your browser, like: http://localhost/) to access your web files. Your server uses the web files in your htdocs folder, which is here:
C:/Program Files/Apache24/htdocsThere will already be a simple HTML file in there.
Additional Configuration
You my want to move your document root somewhere other than the default htdocs folder. To do this, open the httpd.conf file again and change the location for the DocumentRoot and the following line (approximately lines 241 and 242).
I use wwwroot for my document root because I originally started on IIS. So my document root is at:
C:/wwwrootYou can have it anywhere you want.
mod_rewrite
If you want to enable mod_rewrite on your Apache server, search for the line that contains mod_rewrite.so (in httpd.conf) and remove the preceding pound sign (#).
One last thing. Any changes you make to the httpd.conf file will require a restart of the web server (close it and open it again) to take effect.