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Apache 2.0.48 Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hitting-the-streets dept.

Gruturo writes "Busy week for the Apache software foundation: After 1.3.29, version 2 gets an update as well with 2.0.48, which mainly fixes these two security vulnerabilities. As usual, using a mirror is recommended." The official announcement lists several changes as well.

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  1. A step in the right direction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Interesting

    We've been running the beta of this release on our staging web server cluster. We find that this solution integrates nicely with our Sonic Foundry LocalDirector content server. I think the Apache team outdid themselves by providing a nice API that integrates nicely with most the commercial application servers such as Tomcat, Iris, and ISA Server.

    Where it really shines is in the mySQL performance when residing on the server. I'm very keen to have our team roll out the new version asap on our production environment since we find that the DBAs find the performance lacking compared to Oracle's WebSphere. If Ximian would only release the .NET framework for Solaris we would definately be able to unleash some more serious functionality.

    Which is nice.

  2. Netcraft stats for Apache by bhny · · Score: 4, Interesting

    the new netcraft stats are posted.

    apache just keeps stealing more market share-

  3. Apache 2.0 by ceswiedler · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Are people using 2.0 much yet? I remember all of the blowup over how 2.0 didn't really add anything unless you wanted to run it on Windows, and it caused a lot of problems for modules like mod_perl. Is everyone still sticking with 1.3?

    1. Re:Apache 2.0 by haeger · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Oh yes.
      mod_perl is a real showstopper for me. I'd love to upgrade to Apace2.x but I really need mod_perl to function properly and it isn't ready so I'm sticking with 1.3 for now.

      Does anyone know the status of mod_perl? Should I try to lessen my dependency on it? Is 2.0 worth the upgrade even if I have to rewrite my app?

      .haeger

      --
      You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. -- Harlan Ellison
  4. Re:Debian by jjohnson · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You know, I avoided the RPM of apache when I built my webserver, instead choosing to download it and compile 2.0 from source, and get it working myself. Which I did. Having done it once, I know it pretty well now, and it took me five minutes to go from 2.0.45 to 2.0.48 after seeing this story, having saved my ./configure in an executable file. I ran that, make, make install, copy the conf files and the resin .so, test it, and switch the symbolic link that the sys V script goes to.

    So. Untinstall the deb, download it, compile it, install it, and get it working. It's no harder to configure, and you're free of package tyranny.

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