mod_ssl RPM conflict

Question

I build Apache httpd into an RPM using these sites:

I was successful at building apr* and httpd*. However, when I try to install httpd using

rpm -Uvh httpd-devel-2.2.25-1.x86_64.rpm httpd-2.2.25-1.x86_64.rpm mod_ssl-2.2.25-1.x86_64.rpm

I get the following error:

package mod_ssl-2.2.3-82.el5_9.x86_64 (which is newer than mod_ssl-2.2.25-1.x86_64) is already installed.

I have httpd 2.2.3-82 installed. Do I need to remove it first? Seems counterintuitive.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '13 at 20:57

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The first link points to a guide for installing the current stable apache version - 2.4. The second link refers to apache version 2.2. These are not arbitrarily interchangeable; for starters, they are markedly different in both internals and configuration.

But most importantly, each apache version and package needs to be built with the same version of apr/apxs in order to be able to use modules. This is documented profusely in the apache httpd installation instructions.

I strongly suggest building and installing the latest stable apache version (at the time of writing, 2.4.6) as it has been GA for over a year.

And, as is obvious from your post, remove the old version of apache and mod_ssl before installing this one.

answered Oct 22 '13 at 20:57

adaptr

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Ok, I didn't know there were so many different changes. Will try 2.4.6. – Engineer2021 Oct 22 '13 at 21:05
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BE SURE to carefully read the changelog for 2.2 -> 2.4; your 2.x configuration will most likely not work without some alteration. – adaptr Oct 22 '13 at 21:08
Got it. I now understand this won't be an easy task. I will read carefully. – Engineer2021 Oct 22 '13 at 21:09

mod_ssl RPM conflict

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