CentOS - Aug 2009 - Need httpd / apache RPM > 2.2.3 for 5.3

Hey folks,

It looks to me like the httpd on CentOS is stuck at 2.2.2 - what's up
with that?  Even after a yum upgrade.

I need 2.2.10 or greater, and would prefer to get it via yum or at
very last an RPM if at all possible.  But I cannot even find an RPM
out there.  For some reason both EPEL and Dag Wieers do not even seem
to have an httpd RPM for RHEL5

Any idea where to look?
Why are we stuck at 2.2.3 which was a 2006 release?

thanks,
-Alan

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On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Alan McKay<alan.mckay at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> It looks to me like the httpd on CentOS is stuck at 2.2.2 - what's up
> with that? ?Even after a yum upgrade.
>
> I need 2.2.10 or greater, and would prefer to get it via yum or at
> very last an RPM if at all possible. ?But I cannot even find an RPM
> out there. ?For some reason both EPEL and Dag Wieers do not even seem
> to have an httpd RPM for RHEL5
They both try to not overwrite 'core' packages in the distro without
good reason.
> Any idea where to look?
> Why are we stuck at 2.2.3 which was a 2006 release?
Because that's the version that was stabilized and locked into EL5.
EL5 was released in early 2007, so it fits. As the distro ages, so
does the software.

See http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting/ and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backporting

-- 
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell

Hi,

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:32, Alan McKay<alan.mckay at gmail.com>
wrote:
> It looks to me like the httpd on CentOS is stuck at 2.2.2 - what's up
> with that? ?Even after a yum upgrade.
As Jim suggested, please read this:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting/

The whole point of using an "Enterprise" distribution is to have
components that are guaranteed to work together. You will receive
updates that will fix critical bugs and mainly security issues, but on
the other hand, you accept to use software that does not have all the
latest features and bells and whistles.

If you want cutting-edge, CentOS is not for you.

Although you can get the latest Apache and shoehorn it into CentOS,
that defeats the whole point of using CentOS in the first place...

If you really need something more recent, I would advise you to look
into Fedora or Ubuntu. On the other hand, with those you will need to
do a full distribution upgrade every six months, as opposed to
CentOS/RHEL where a major version is supported and will receive
security updates for many years after its initial release.

HTH,
Filipe