Upgrading Your Virtual Server Apache
Follow the directions below to upgrade to version 1.3.12 of the Apache Web Server. If you ordered your Virtual Server before March 28, 2000, and haven't yet upgraded your Apache, your Virtual Server HTTP service is being provided by Apache 1.2.6.

Connect to your Virtual Server via telnet or ssh and do the following.

• Run the upgrade script that matches your Virtual Server O/S.

  FreeBSD
  % /usr/local/apache/1.3/bin/updatemyapache
  
  BSD/OS
  unavailable
  

  NOTE: If your Virtual Server was ordered after December 1, 1999, you are likely running FreeBSD. To find out which O/S your Virtual Server is running, use the uname command: % uname BSD/OS users may upgrade to a FreeBSD account by use of a shadow account. Email support@alts.net for more details

  The script will produce the following output:

                        Apache 1.3 Update
  
   This program updates your apache web server and modules to version 
   1.3.  It will modify your ~/usr/local/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf 
   file by adding "#version: 1.3" to the very first line.  It will
   also make a new modules directory (~/usr/local/etc/httpd/modules).
   Your old module directory will be saved to another directory name in
   ~/usr/local/etc/httpd.
  
   Do you want to continue? [No]: Yes
  
   Checking httpd.conf file...
   Updating apache modules...
   Updating version number in httpd.conf...
   Done: Apache updated from 1.2.6 to 1.3
  

• In Apache 1.2.6, mod_frontpage and mod_rewrite are statically linked modules. In Apache 1.3.12, both of these modules are dynamically linked modules. If you are using either of these modules, you will need to load them into the httpd.conf file once you have upgraded to Apache 1.3.12. To do this add one or both of the following lines to your ~/www/conf/httpd.conf file.

  LoadModule frontpage_module modules/mod_frontpage.so
  LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
  

More Information
For more information, see:

Apache Modules
Apache Modules are code segments that are written to comply with the Apache API specification and can be loaded into the Apache Web Server. Apache modules can be loaded in one the following ways.

This modular design for adding web server features gives web administrators and developers tremendous power and flexibility. A wide variety of Apache modules have been created supporting all kinds of exciting web server features. Web server speed and efficiency is improved when using Apache modules since your Virtual Server web server can internally process instruction sets rather than relying on external applications.

Static Apache Modules
The following Apache modules are statically loaded into the customized Apache Web Server.

Apache 1.3.12
apache_ssl, http_core, mod_access, mod_actions, mod_alias, mod_auth, mod_auth_dbm, mod_browser, mod_cgi, mod_dir, mod_imap, mod_include, mod_log_agent, mod_log_config, mod_log_referer, mod_mime, mod_so.c, mod_userdir

Apache 1.2.6
apache_ssl, http_core, mod_access, mod_actions, mod_alias, mod_auth, mod_auth_dbm, mod_browser, mod_cgi, mod_dir, mod_imap, mod_include, mod_log_agent, mod_log_config, mod_log_referer, mod_mime, mod_so.c, mod_userdir

Dynamic Apache Modules
Dynamic module support is one of the key features of the Apache Web Server. The ability to dynamically load modules is known as DSO support. DSO allows you to extend the features and capabilities of Apache by adding the specific module you need, when you need it, without recompiling the web server binary.

Use the LoadModule directive in order to load a dynamic module into your Apache Web Server. The LoadModule should be placed at the top of your ~/www/conf/httpd.conf file. The syntax is like this:

LoadModule MODULE-NAME_module modules/FILE-NAME

For example, to add the Status Module, add this line:

LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so

If you try to load all the modules at the same time you will probably get a resource error. Simply load the modules you need one at a time.

Some of the most notable dynamic Apache modules include the following.

A complete list of all available dynamic Apache modules appears below.

Compiling Your Own DSO Modules
Apache 1.3.12 also supports the APXS (APache eXtenSion) tool. APXS allows you to compile and link your own dynamic shared object (DSO) Apache Modules. To use APXS, connect to your Virtual Server via telnet or ssh and issue the following command.

% /usr/local/apache1.3/bin/apxs OPTIONS MODULE_CODE

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