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Resolved Apache upgrade to latest version

Scottpr

New Pleskian
Hi

I am using the latest version of plesk - Onyx 17.0.17 and CentOS Linux 7.3.1

Looking at the apache version it seems to be a very old version, 2.4.6 Apache latest version of 2.4 is current 2.4.26. So we are 20 releases behind !

Just wondering why plesk does not upgrade it to the latest version when i look for updates ?

Kind Regards

Scott
 
Hi Scott

Plesk does not provide Apache. It's installed from OS repos.

CentOS based on RH. RHEL 7: based on upstream v2.4.6 (c) https://access.redhat.com/solutions/445713

Fixes are backported to v.2.4.6:
[root@localhost yum]# yum info httpd
[...]
==================== Installed Packages ====================
httpd-2.4.6-45.el7.centos.x86_64 installed
* Thu Nov 3 12:00:00 2016 CentOS Sources <[email protected]> - 2.4.6-45.el7.centos
- Remove index.html, add centos-noindex.tar.gz
- change vstring
- change symlink for poweredby.png
- update welcome.conf with proper aliases

* Wed Aug 3 12:00:00 2016 Luboš Uhliarik <[email protected]> - 2.4.6-45
- RFE: run mod_rewrite external mapping program as non-root (#1316900)

* Tue Jul 12 12:00:00 2016 Joe Orton <[email protected]> - 2.4.6-44
- add security fix for CVE-2016-5387
[...many many lines...]
changelog stats. 1 pkg, 1 source pkg, 138 changelogs
[root@localhost yum]#

...and one more link: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting
 
Plesk doesn't ship Apache, it only downloads it from original OS vendor repo and it is quite likely it may be outdated there (especially for older OS). If your OS comes with Apache 2.4.6 then Plesk would run Apache 2.4.6 for clients.
Recently I spent much time for resolving different compilation issues and compiled the latest version of Apache for Plesk manually. As you can see it works now:

# plesk version
Product version: Plesk Onyx 17.0.17 Update #17
Update date: 2017/02/22 04:43
Build date: 2016/11/17 16:00
OS version: CentOS 7.2.1511
Revision: ab6766191d3ba26e7b21255ab007fc7fc56d84c6
Architecture: 64-bit
Wrapper version: 1.2

# httpd -V
Server version: Apache/2.4.25 (Unix)
Server built: Feb 22 2017 11:57:51
Server's Module Magic Number: 20120211:67
Server loaded: APR 1.5.2, APR-UTIL 1.5.2
Compiled using: APR 1.5.2, APR-UTIL 1.5.2
Architecture: 64-bit
 
Plesk doesn't ship Apache, it only downloads it from original OS vendor repo and it is quite likely it may be outdated there (especially for older OS). If your OS comes with Apache 2.4.6 then Plesk would run Apache 2.4.6 for clients.
Recently I spent much time for resolving different compilation issues and compiled the latest version of Apache for Plesk manually. As you can see it works now:

# plesk version
Product version: Plesk Onyx 17.0.17 Update #17
Update date: 2017/02/22 04:43
Build date: 2016/11/17 16:00
OS version: CentOS 7.2.1511
Revision: ab6766191d3ba26e7b21255ab007fc7fc56d84c6
Architecture: 64-bit
Wrapper version: 1.2

# httpd -V
Server version: Apache/2.4.25 (Unix)
Server built: Feb 22 2017 11:57:51
Server's Module Magic Number: 20120211:67
Server loaded: APR 1.5.2, APR-UTIL 1.5.2
Compiled using: APR 1.5.2, APR-UTIL 1.5.2
Architecture: 64-bit

So how do us mere mortals get our hands on what you have IgorG?
 
So how do us mere mortals get our hands on what you have IgorG?
Just go through all this quest of compilation and you will get what you want. Sorry, but it's really hard to document. A lot of different specifics there.
 
Hi Heath,

"compiling" your very own "apache" - webserver on your server is a pure server administrator task and is not related to Plesk or it's products and components/extensions. Pls. consider to ask such a question at for example: => Home > Forum > General Discussion > Open Topics


( You are as well able to find previous tutorials/contributions from the Plesk Community Members at: => Important - Plesk Contributors and their Solutions. . You could consider to ask for a decent, actual tutorial/contribution at the "Open - Topics" - forum and your wish might come true. :) )
 
I cannot find where in Plesk control panel to check Apache version..........

Also....not all modules are listed........for instance I need
mod_access_compat
Because all of a sudden, since the TON of updates on Fri 9-15-17, many of my sites are now broken

.htaccess does not work as it did before

z
 
Hi Zardiw,

as this thread has been "answered" and marked as "resolved", pls. consider to open your very own thread, so that people willing to help you are able to investigate your issues/errors/problems, not related to this thread. :)
 
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