Apache 2.2.14 vs 1.3.41

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Posted by griffe, 10-20-2009, 07:28 PM
Hello, I am trying to decide on upgrading our Apache version from 1.3.41 to 2.2.14. From what I can tell 2.2 is MUCH faster, but I have seen many reports of 2.* version crashing more frequently than 1.3. Does anyone have some solid information on the reliability of 1.3.41 vs 2.2.14? Also, any other items I may love/miss from upgrading? PS. We are running php4 (default) + 5. Thanks!
Posted by Jacob Wall, 10-20-2009, 07:30 PM
I've been running 2.x for a long time without any problems. Why not upgrade, and if things don't work out, downgrade to 1.3.41?
Posted by Zealus.com, 10-20-2009, 07:35 PM
Same here, I have a "transitioning" set up at the moment, where all of my clients' sites one by one are transferred to Apache 2 server. If all goes well we keep them there (and rent more servers as needed). So far we only have 2 web sites that don't work on anything above Apache 1.3, PHP 4 and MySQL 4 and those are being looked at.
Posted by griffe, 10-20-2009, 07:36 PM
Thanks for the input... But its a production server with a couple hundred sites. Cant just go jumping around... Running 2.0 did you setup httpd restart every minute? I have read that many people needed to do this.
Posted by Jacob Wall, 10-20-2009, 07:38 PM
Restart every minute? Oh no!
Posted by Orien, 10-20-2009, 10:04 PM
Apache 2.2.x is quite stable at this point and I would definitely start transitioning over from 1.3.x.
Posted by Alex, 10-20-2009, 10:07 PM
Yup, as everyone else has said I run 2.2.x on all my boxes (Ubuntu and CentOS w/ cP) and have no problems. Definitely worth the upgrade. Alex
Posted by M Bacon, 10-20-2009, 10:15 PM
1.3 is a legacy version and 2.2 is highly recommended by apache.
Posted by bdnero, 10-20-2009, 10:22 PM
Yeah, 2.2x is far better even some point work better then litespeed or lighthpd after proper tuning that's what my server admin said.
Posted by bigwrench, 10-21-2009, 12:35 AM
I'm running Apache 2.2.3 and there's no going back to older versions. The only catch is it prompts for a passphrase on restarts when serving https. If you don't keep the passphrase handy it won't run until you enter it.
Posted by bqinternet, 10-21-2009, 01:33 AM
As long as the key files are kept secure, it's not necessary to have a passphrase.
Posted by bqinternet, 10-21-2009, 01:34 AM
On a properly configured server, you should never have to restart Apache.
Posted by inspiron, 10-21-2009, 07:40 AM
Apache 2.2.x versions offers numerous enhancements, improvements. You will be happy to have it.
Posted by TheServerExperts, 10-21-2009, 07:47 AM
We also run Apache 2.2.x cant complain.
Posted by Hosting24, 10-21-2009, 08:54 AM
Apache 2.2 isn't as bad as many old-fashioned people want it to be All our servers run Apache 2.2 for long time, we have no complaints so far.
Posted by griffe, 10-21-2009, 06:32 PM
Nice! Really appreciate so many responses on this topic, all were informative The answers seem to be unanimous, Apache 2.2 here I come! Now... What version of MySQL would you recommend for this Apache version? We are currently running 4.1.22-standard, should we upgrade to 5? Security is a HUGE concern. Thanks again!!!
Posted by Hosting24, 10-22-2009, 03:44 AM
As far I know, MySQL 5 is stable. We run it with great success.
Posted by ZenMonk, 10-22-2009, 04:52 AM
mysql5. Its got a truck load of new features. Check out http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...-nutshell.html and if you are planning to upgrade, refer http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...us-series.html as well.
Posted by PCS-Chris, 10-22-2009, 10:07 AM
I've been using 2.2 in production for ages now, probably more than a year infact and I've had no issues with it crashing. I personally think 2.2 is as stable as 1.3 from real-world use in production. I suppose it also depends on how much load you are pushing.