Upgrading Apache on Windows Server 2008 R2

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DMill picture DMill · Mar 23, 2014 · Viewed 11.8k times · Source

I am currently running Apache 2.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2. I would like to upgrade Apache to version 2.4.9 so that I can run mod_security2. I installed Apache 2.2 via an installer. I don't, however, see an installer for Apache v2.4.9. I can find the full Apache Windows binaries on ApacheLounge. I'm just not clear on how to seamlessly upgrade to version 2.4.9. Here's what I'm thinking of doing:

  • download version 2.4.9 Windows binaries from ApacheLounge
  • stop Apache 2.2 service
  • rename C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2 to Apache2.2_OLD
  • create Apache2.4 folder at C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\
  • copy contents of downloaded Windows binaries to Apache2.4 folder
  • set up httpd.exe within the Apache2.4\bin folder as a Windows service
  • copy httpd.conf file from Apache2.2\conf over to Apache2.4\conf
  • modify httpd.conf file to point to new Apache installation location
  • copy any modules from Apache\modules that are missing (and needed) from Apache2.4\modules
  • start Apache2.4 Windows service

Am I over-simplifying? What steps are missing? I'm relatively new to Apache, so it's possible I'm overlooking the obvious.

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