Linux: Upgrading apache 2.2 to apache 2.4

Hi All,

If you are looking at upgrading apache 2.2 to apache 2.4 here is a quick guide for you (tested ubuntu 12.04 LTS)

First you need to add some repos

apt-add-repository ppa:ptn107/apache
apt-add-repository ppa:ondrej/php5

Then quickly do an update

apt-get update

Once this is complete install the upgraded 2.4.9(at time of writing)

apt-get install apache2-mpm-worker

Accept any updates to other packages and continue with the upgrade.

FYI

If you are using vhosts when you are hosting multiple sites from apache 2.4 they seemed to have changed the include in apache2.conf (located in /etc/apache2/)

If your vhosts are not working the include now looks for sites-enabled/*.conf in the apache2.conf
just edit as follows:

OLD: IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*.conf
NEW: IncludeOptional sites-enabled/*

then restart apache2

service apache2 restart

now your vhosts should be working again :)

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