[Yum] Best repos for Apache httpd 2.2.x/FC4

[David Timms]

Stargazer wrote:
> Matthew Miller wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 05:12:15PM +0100, Stargazer wrote:
>>  
>>> I'm on a dedicated server and want to update httpd.
>>> When I try it says there are no updates available, but I know its 
>>> quite old now.
>>> Where is the best repos to use please?
>>>     
>>
>> Questions about repositories really aren't questions about the yum 
>> utility,
>> and aren't really suited for this list.
>> That said, the answer to your question is: the only reasonable option 
>> is to
>> upgrade your server to a supported distribution. Fedora is a great
>> distribution, but *must* be upgraded when a new release comes out. If 
>> you'd
>> prefer not to do that, take a look at CentOS instead. It's very 
>> similar to
>> Fedora since it comes from the exact same code base (CentOS 5 is roughly
>> based on Fedora Core 6), and has a much, much longer lifespan.
>>
>>
>>   
> Thanks for replying.
> I've been through this with the dedicated hosters, they say if I do 
> we're on our own for support which is a no-no from "those upstairs".
> I know this isn't an ideal situation but just finding a way to update 
> apache would fix things until we can, as you say, move to a current 
> distribution.
It might be possible to install the other apache into /usr/local. I had 
such a setup on FC3 when a package needed older apache for proper 
operation. You could download the release you are after, and manually 
compile/install.

Another possibility is to get the .src.rpm of the one you want, and 
recompile on the older distro. Then do an install with modified install 
root. That would need a fair bit of customization since all the config 
files etc would end up in the wrong place. Also, the alternate web 
server would need to listen on a different port than the normal one.

DaveT.