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From: "Tom Sayers" <tom.sayers@squarezone.co.uk>
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:53:28 +0100
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Subject: Re: [users@httpd] This release is compatible with modules compiled
 for 2.0.42 and later versions.

Thanks Andre

I am not using third party modules, however, let me explain why I am concerned about simply installing the new version.

My server has Redhat 9 and Apache was not installed in /usr/local/apache/ but in /etc/httpd/ . There is no sign of files that are 
often mentioned on installation tutorials, such as config.nice for example. Rather than ignore the compatibility notice on the 
Apache web-site, I scanned the documentation (Yes Patrick, I have tried) and searched Google to make sure that nothing untoward 
would happen. A couple of people posting on various forums were in the same situation and one did install the new version and 
reported that Apache was not working at all then!

Maybe I am over-cautious but can you tell me what is incompatible in versions prior to 2.0.42? Is it just the Third Party modules 
issue? Is there anything else I need to consider because of the way Apache was installed by Red Hat?

Ideally Apache could have said on their 'Announcement' page "This release is compatible with modules compiled for 2.0.42 and later 
versions and this is what to do if you have an earlier version".

Sincerely


Tom Sayers 


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