On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Joe Jensen (ConAgra Foods) < joe.jen...@conagrafoods.com> wrote:
> What major features have been released in the last 8 years for apache? > My apache infrastructure is quite dated and behind. I'd like to update and > improve it but am new to apache and don't know much more than that I have > nothing modern. > I would ignore new features for the moment and ensure that you are in a position to pick up bug fixes for problems your users may discover as well as others that may be known to cause severe problems when encountered. IOW, migrate to a currently supported version. There are surely a lot of new features http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_2.html but you probably want to learn about features you're currently using before such a list would be helpful. > > > Joe Jensen > (402)-240-3645 > Application Hosting Services > > > > *From:* Jeff Trawick [mailto:traw...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:50 PM > *To:* users@httpd.apache.org > *Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] Available online Training/documentation > > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Joe Jensen (ConAgra Foods) < > joe.jen...@conagrafoods.com> wrote: > > I'm looking for some advice on how to learn the intricacies of both apache > httpd and tomcat. I'm unlikely to get a paid training class, and failed to > find any overall training about it online. Considering it's popularity and > open source nature it strikes me as very odd that there isn't any good and > extensive "on your own" training to read through. If someone can point me > to something online it would be awesome! > > > > I'm charged with a series of apache/tomcat servers as part about 70% of my > job, but we run a ~3-4 year old setup largely unchanged from 7 years ago. > I'd like to learn what I don't know exists, and am hoping for more than > just the apache module and configuration manuals. If I have to though that > may be what I do learn from. > > > > Joe Jensen > (402)-240-3645 > Application Hosting Services > > > > Look at the User's Guide and Howto/Tutorials parts of the documentation. > > > > If it were me, I'd start with this: > > > > 1. Make sure you understand how httpd and Tomcat are installed on all > systems you support and how updates are obtained. > > 2. Check the versions of the software and confirm that they are supported > branches (e.g., 2.2.x or 2.4.x for httpd, whatever is currently supported > for Tomcat). > > 3. See how old the exact versions are (e.g., 2.2.15), and if they are > relatively old then ensure that you are getting updates regularly from a > vendor (e.g., Linux vendor) which applies security fixes to old versions. > > > > If there's a problem already (unsupported, vulnerable versions), work with > your team to find out how to deal with it. You may end up looking through > CHANGES logs for vulnerabilities and crossing out the ones in modules that > aren't used in your configuration, and then seeing what is a potential > concern. > > > > 4-98. (stuff I can't think of at the moment) > > > > 99. Try to identify the most common or most important use of httpd in your > environment (e.g., front-end to Tomcat) and get a fresh VM and set up httpd > with a sample application (or static site) that requires similar > configuration features. Use that to play around and experiment with things > in the product documentation. Even if you won't use a particular feature > in production, the experimentation gives you more insight into how the > server can be configured. > > > > -- > Born in Roswell... married an alien... > http://emptyhammock.com/ > -- Born in Roswell... married an alien... http://emptyhammock.com/
