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    Apache 2.2.14 vs 1.3.41

    Hello,

    I am trying to decide on upgrading our Apache version from 1.3.41 to 2.2.14.

    From what I can tell 2.2 is MUCH faster, but I have seen many reports of 2.* version crashing more frequently than 1.3.

    Does anyone have some solid information on the reliability of 1.3.41 vs 2.2.14?

    Also, any other items I may love/miss from upgrading?

    PS. We are running php4 (default) + 5.

    Thanks!

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    I've been running 2.x for a long time without any problems. Why not upgrade, and if things don't work out, downgrade to 1.3.41?

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    Same here, I have a "transitioning" set up at the moment, where all of my clients' sites one by one are transferred to Apache 2 server. If all goes well we keep them there (and rent more servers as needed). So far we only have 2 web sites that don't work on anything above Apache 1.3, PHP 4 and MySQL 4 and those are being looked at.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacob Wall View Post
    I've been running 2.x for a long time without any problems. Why not upgrade, and if things don't work out, downgrade to 1.3.41?
    Thanks for the input... But its a production server with a couple hundred sites. Cant just go jumping around... Running 2.0 did you setup httpd restart every minute? I have read that many people needed to do this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by griffe View Post
    Thanks for the input... But its a production server with a couple hundred sites. Cant just go jumping around... Running 2.0 did you setup httpd restart every minute? I have read that many people needed to do this.
    Restart every minute? Oh no!

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    Apache 2.2.x is quite stable at this point and I would definitely start transitioning over from 1.3.x.

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    Yup, as everyone else has said I run 2.2.x on all my boxes (Ubuntu and CentOS w/ cP) and have no problems. Definitely worth the upgrade.


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    1.3 is a legacy version and 2.2 is highly recommended by apache.

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    Yeah, 2.2x is far better even some point work better then litespeed or lighthpd after proper tuning that's what my server admin said.

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    I'm running Apache 2.2.3 and there's no going back to older versions. The only catch is it prompts for a passphrase on restarts when serving https. If you don't keep the passphrase handy it won't run until you enter it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigwrench View Post
    I'm running Apache 2.2.3 and there's no going back to older versions. The only catch is it prompts for a passphrase on restarts when serving https. If you don't keep the passphrase handy it won't run until you enter it.
    As long as the key files are kept secure, it's not necessary to have a passphrase.
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    Quote Originally Posted by griffe View Post
    Running 2.0 did you setup httpd restart every minute? I have read that many people needed to do this.
    On a properly configured server, you should never have to restart Apache.
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    Apache 2.2.x versions offers numerous enhancements, improvements. You will be happy to have it.
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    We also run Apache 2.2.x cant complain.

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    Apache 2.2 isn't as bad as many old-fashioned people want it to be All our servers run Apache 2.2 for long time, we have no complaints so far.
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    Nice!

    Really appreciate so many responses on this topic, all were informative

    The answers seem to be unanimous, Apache 2.2 here I come!

    Now... What version of MySQL would you recommend for this Apache version? We are currently running 4.1.22-standard, should we upgrade to 5?

    Security is a HUGE concern.

    Thanks again!!!

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    As far I know, MySQL 5 is stable. We run it with great success.
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    mysql5. Its got a truck load of new features. Check out http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...-nutshell.html and if you are planning to upgrade, refer http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...us-series.html as well.
    Quote Originally Posted by griffe View Post
    Nice!

    Now... What version of MySQL would you recommend for this Apache version? We are currently running 4.1.22-standard, should we upgrade to 5?

    Security is a HUGE concern.

    Thanks again!!!
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    I've been using 2.2 in production for ages now, probably more than a year infact and I've had no issues with it crashing.

    I personally think 2.2 is as stable as 1.3 from real-world use in production. I suppose it also depends on how much load you are pushing.

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