Apache Upgrade in RHEL 5

[joekings]

Right now I have Apache 2.2.3 installed on my RHEL 5 installation, I want to upgrade it to 2.2.11 in order to take advantage of some changes made to mod_rewrite. Can I simply download the RPMs for it or is there another way of doing it?

Thanks

[coopstah13]

You should be able to download from the apache website the files that you need. Just be warned though, that after you install manually you will now be in charge of any security patches you need to apply since yum will no longer be updating your new apache installation.

[Shutdown]

You should be able to download from the apache website the files that you need. Just be warned though, that after you install manually you will now be in charge of any security patches you need to apply since yum will no longer be updating your new apache installation.

How does one apply a security patch to an already installed Apache installation?

Let's say there's reports of a bug in mod_rewrite.

Do you just simply install the latest Apache over your existing copy? Or is there a method of JUST updating the mod_rewrite module?

[coopstah13]

I believe each module is its own shared library object (.so file) so you should be able to just download the patch, apply it to the source for the mod_rewrite module, rebuild that module, and overwrite the old one with the new one. You would have to restart apache after this process so it would pick up the new one though.

[Shutdown]

I believe each module is its own shared library object (.so file) so you should be able to just download the patch, apply it to the source for the mod_rewrite module, rebuild that module, and overwrite the old one with the new one. You would have to restart apache after this process so it would pick up the new one though.

Got it. Thanks!