I need to upgrade apache 2.0.54 to a newer version

[micmac@]

Hello,

How can I upgrade the version of apache2
that comes with plesk to a newer version ?

Plesk comes with apache 2.0.54, but there
is an important security fix in apache
2.0.59

How can I upgrade the current version
of apache in plesk 8.1 linux to this
newer 2.0.59 version ? (I'm not even
asking to upgrade to the new 2.2 apache...)

 

[danliker]

just look to an update of your linux distribution, plesk use the version of your installed linux ...

 

[micmac@]

ok, thanks for the answer.

I had a manual installation of apache 2.2
(I mean building it from the source) on
Debian Sarge before installing Plesk.


I guess that's why plesk didn't find
it, since I din't install it with apt.

Too bad that the 2.2 version of apache2
is not released in debian paquets for
Sarge then.

I have to wait for the upcoming Plesk
8.2 to move to Etch and solve those
problems, as everybody else I guess.

 

[breun]

If you're using a distribution that is still supported by the vendor (and if you're running Debian Sarge, you are) there is no need to install the latest version to get the security patches. A lot of distributions do backports instead of version upgrades. You might want to read this (Red Hat) document that explains the backporting process: http://www.redhat.com/advice/speaks_backport.html

In short: if you're running the latest apache that apt-get has for you, there is nothing to worry about. If you really need new features that are not available in the latest version that your distro is supplying, *then* it's time for more complex operations.

 

[micmac@]

Ok! The security issues are fixed,
even if the version number is slightly
the same.

I'll keep my current apt updated version
then, thanks for explaining the
backporting principle to me