1

Currently, yum info httpd displays the following:

$ yum info httpd

Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, fastestmirror, kabi, presto, refresh-packagekit, security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
Loading support for CentOS kernel ABI
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: repos-lax.psychz.net
 * centos-sclo-rh: mirror.chpc.utah.edu
 * centos-sclo-sclo: mirror.centos.lax1.serverforge.org
 * epel: d2lzkl7pfhq30w.cloudfront.net
 * extras: mirror.keystealth.org
 * updates: mirror.arizona.edu
 
Installed Packages
Name        : httpd
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 2.2.15
Release     : 69.el6.centos
Size        : 3.0 M
Repo        : installed
From repo   : base
Summary     : Apache HTTP Server
URL         : http://httpd.apache.org/
License     : ASL 2.0
Description : The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server.

Although it still wasn't the right version, I was able to update to Apache/2.4.34 (Red Hat), or so I thought? Upon rebooting, it reverted back to 2.2.15

Improve this question

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
1

To answer your question: you did install Apache 2.4 but you're querying it incorrectly. The proper command will be:

yum info httpd24

Now onto the explanation: the latest version of the Apache web server (the httpd package) for CentOS 6.10 is 2.2.15-69. No newer versions are available as an official update.

You can install Apache version 2.4 which has a different package name, httpd24, via a separate software collections repository:

yum install centos-release-scl
yum install httpd24 httpd24-httpd httpd24-mod_ssl

The list of available packages in the SCL can be found here List of Software Collections available in SCLo SIG

Improve this answer
6
  • Thank you for the reply! The issue that I'm having now is that trying to install httpd24 gives me the message that "Package httpd24-1.1-19.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version. Nothing to do". Also, yum info httpd24 tells me that it is version 1.1
    – glad
    Aug 19, 2020 at 20:22
  • If it's installed use it. rpm -ql httpd24 will allow to see its files.
    – Artem S. Tashkinov
    Aug 19, 2020 at 20:31
  • Using that command shows "contains no files"! Before doing the yum install commands, was I supposed to navigate to a certain directory to ensure they were installed correctly?
    – glad
    Aug 19, 2020 at 21:15
  • 1
    @glad Just wanted to make sure you knew that Centos 6 is End Of Life November 30, 2020? It might not be the best place to start a new project. centos specifications
    – jsbillings
    Aug 20, 2020 at 23:23
  • @jsbillings your (appropriate) EOL notice is probably more appropriately placed on the Question vs an Answer.
    – Jeff Schaller ♦
    Aug 21, 2020 at 15:02

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .