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c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd<manualpage metafile="upgrading.xml.meta">
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd<title>Upgrading to 2.4 from 2.2</title>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd<summary>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <p>In order to assist folks upgrading, we maintain a document
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd describing information critical to existing Apache HTTP Server users. These
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd are intended to be brief notes, and you should be able to find
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd more information in either the <a
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd href="new_features_2_4.html">New Features</a> document, or in
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd the <code>src/CHANGES</code> file. Application and module developers
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd can find a summary of API changes in the <a href="developer/new_api_2_4.html"
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd >API updates</a> overview.</p>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <p>This document describes changes in server behavior that might
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd require you to change your configuration or how you use the server
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd in order to continue using 2.4 as you are currently using 2.2.
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd To take advantage of new features in 2.4, see the New Features
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd document.</p>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <p>This document describes only the changes from 2.2 to 2.4. If you
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd are upgrading from version 2.0, you should also consult the <a
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/upgrading.html">2.0 to 2.2
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd upgrading document.</a></p>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd</summary>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd<seealso><a href="new_features_2_4.html">Overview of new features in
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd Apache HTTP Server 2.4</a></seealso>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <section id="compile-time">
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <title>Compile-Time Configuration Changes</title>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <p>The compilation process is very similar to the one used in
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd version 2.2. Your old <code>configure</code> command line (as
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd found in <code>build/config.nice</code> in the installed server
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd directory) can be used in most cases. There are some changes in
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd the default settings. Some details of changes:</p>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <ul>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <li>These modules have been removed: mod_authn_default,
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd mod_authz_default, mod_mem_cache. If you were using
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd mod_mem_cache in 2.2, look at <module>mod_disk_cache</module> in
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd 2.4.</li>
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd
c82fca6d3f5608b946f18d37e8710b1d71e3478dnd <li>All load balancing implementations have been moved to
individual, self-contained mod_proxy submodules, e.g.
<module>mod_lbmethod_bybusyness</module>. You might need
to build and load any of these that your configuration
uses.</li>
<li>Platform support has been removed for BeOS, TPF, and
even older platforms such as A/UX, Next, and Tandem. These were
believed to be broken anyway.</li>
<li>configure: dynamic modules (DSO) are built by default</li>
<li>configure: the "most" module set gets built by default</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="run-time">
<title>Run-Time Configuration Changes</title>
<p>There have been significant changes in authorization configuration,
and other minor configuration changes, that could require changes to your 2.2
configuration files before using them for 2.4.</p>
<section id="authz">
<title>Authorization</title>
<p>Any configuration file that uses authorization will likely
need changes.</p>
<p>You should review the <a href="howto/auth.html">Authentication,
Authorization and Access Control Howto</a>, especially the section
<a href="howto/auth.html#beyond">Beyond just authorization</a>
which explains the new mechanisms for controlling the order in
which the authorization directives are applied.</p>
<section id="access">
<title>Access control</title>
<p>In 2.2, access control based on client hostname, IP address,
and other characteristics of client requests was done using the
directives <directive
module="mod_access_compat">Order</directive>, <directive
module="mod_access_compat">Allow</directive>, <directive
module="mod_access_compat">Deny</directive>, and <directive
module="mod_access_compat">Satisfy</directive>.</p>
<p>In 2.4, such access control is done in the same way as other
authorization checks, using the new module
<module>mod_authz_host</module>. The old access control idioms
should be replaced by the new authentication mechanisms,
although for compatibility with old configurations, the new
module <module>mod_access_compat</module> is provided.</p>
<p>Here are some examples of old and new ways to do the same
access control.</p>
<p>In this example, all requests are denied.</p>
<example>
<title>2.2 configuration:</title>
Order deny,allow<br />
Deny from all
</example>
<example>
<title>2.4 configuration:</title>
Require all denied
</example>
<p>In this example, all requests are allowed.</p>
<example>
<title>2.2 configuration:</title>
Order allow,deny<br />
Allow from all
</example>
<example>
<title>2.4 configuration:</title>
Require all granted
</example>
<p>In the following example, all hosts in the apache.org domain
are allowed access; all other hosts are denied access.</p>
<example>
<title>2.2 configuration:</title>
Order Deny,Allow<br />
Deny from all<br />
Allow from apache.org
</example>
<example>
<title>2.4 configuration:</title>
Require host apache.org
</example>
</section>
</section>
<section id="config">
<title>Other configuration changes</title>
<p>Some other small adjustments may be necessary for particular
configurations as discussed below.</p>
<ul>
<li>The <directive module="core">DefaultType</directive>
directive no longer has any effect, other than to emit a
warning if it's used with any value other than
<code>none</code>. You need to use other configuration
settings to replace it in 2.4.
</li>
<li><module>mod_log_config</module>: <a
href="modules/mod_log_config.html#formats">${cookie}C</a>
matches whole cookie names. Previously any substring would
match.</li>
<li><module>mod_dav_fs</module>: The format of the <directive
module="dav_fs">DavLockDB</directive> file has changed for
systems with inodes. The old <directive
module="dav_fs">DavLockDB</directive> file must be deleted on
upgrade.
</li>
<li><directive module="core">KeepAlive</directive> only
accepts values of <code>On</code> or <code>Off</code>.
Previously, any value other than "Off" or "0" was treated as
"On".</li>
<li>Directives AcceptMutex, LockFile, RewriteLock, SSLMutex,
SSLStaplingMutex, and WatchdogMutexPath have been replaced
with a single <directive module="core">Mutex</directive>
directive. You will need to evaluate any use of these removed
directives in your 2.2 configuration to determine if they can
just be deleted or will need to be replaced using <directive
module="core">Mutex</directive>.</li>
<li><module>mod_cache</module>: <directive
module="cache">CacheIgnoreURLSessionIdentifiers</directive>
now does an exact match against the query string instead of a
partial match. If your configuration was using partial
strings, e.g. using <code>sessionid</code> to match
<code>/someapplication/image.gif;jsessionid=123456789</code>,
then you will need to change to the full string
<code>jsessionid</code>.
</li>
<li><module>mod_ldap</module>: <directive
module="ldap">LDAPTrustedClientCert</directive> is now
consistently a per-directory setting only. If you use this
directive, review your configuration to make sure it is
present in all the necessary directory contexts.</li>
</ul>
</section>
</section>
<section id="misc">
<title>Misc Changes</title>
<ul>
<li><module>mod_auto_index</module>: will now extract titles and
display descriptions for .xhtml files, which were previously
ignored.</li>
<li><program>htpasswd</program> now uses MD5 hash by default on
all platforms.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="third-party">
<title>Third Party Modules</title>
<p>All modules must be recompiled for 2.4 before being loaded.</p>
<p>Many third-party modules designed for version 2.2 will
otherwise work unchanged with the Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.
Some will require changes; see the <a href="developer/new_api_2_4.html">API
update</a> overview.</p>
</section>
<section id="commonproblems">
<title>Common problems when upgrading</title>
<ul><li>Startup errors:
<ul>
<li><code>Invalid command 'User', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration</code> - load module <module>mod_unixd</module></li>
<li><code>Invalid command 'Require', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration</code>, or
<code>Invalid command 'Order', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration</code>
- load module <module>mod_access_compat</module>, or update configuration to 2.4 authorization directives.</li>
<li><code>Ignoring deprecated use of DefaultType in line NN of /path/to/httpd.conf</code> - remove <directive module="core">DefaultType</directive>
and replace with other configuration settings.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Errors serving requests:
<ul>
<li><code>configuration error: couldn't check user: /path</code> -
load module <module>mod_authn_core</module>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</manualpage>