Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:16:22 -0600 From: Josh Tolbert <hemi@puresimplicity.net> To: "Michael C. Shultz" <ringworm01@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating Apache 2.0.55 to 2.2.0 Message-ID: <20051205181622.GA62695@just.puresimplicity.net> In-Reply-To: <200512050934.56743.ringworm01@gmail.com> References: <007b01c5f9c0$5efb1f00$75d65d42@bakuhatsu.net> <200512050934.56743.ringworm01@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 09:34:56AM -0800, Michael C. Shultz wrote: > On Monday 05 December 2005 09:21, Matt Sealey wrote: > > I want to move our server to Apache 2.2.0 that was just released and is now > > in the ports tree. I am concerned that > > > > 1) I have to uninstall Apache 2.0.55 to let the new one install properly > > 2) it might not build okay and our webserver will be dead while I fix it > > > > What exactly is the recommended way to move from apache20 to apache22 in > > the ports tree, with minimal fuss or downtime? Could I just install with > > FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=1 and so on, and then remove apache20 from the ports > > database as a hack? Is that safe? > > portmanager (sysutils/portmanager) will handle this for you smoothly, > > first backup your original apache like this: > > cd /usr/ports/packages/All && pkg_create -b apache-2.0.55 > > make sure you have a apache-2.0.55.tgz afterwards > > then run > > portmanager -u -l > > portmanager will remove the old apache and install the new one. > > If the new version doesn't work for some reason just pkg_delete it and > pkg_addthe one you backed up: > > pkg_add /usr/ports/packages/All/apache-2.0.55.tgz > > -Mike portupgrade has never failed me. One of portupgrade's best-kept secrets (for those that don't read the man page, anyway) is the -o flag. It's generally as easy as 'portupgrade -o www/apache2 www/apache22'. Of course, you might want to see if you need any flags in the apache22 Makefile and season portupgrad to taste with -m. Thanks, Josh -- Josh Tolbert hemi@puresimplicity.net || http://www.puresimplicity.net/~hemi/ If your sysadmin's not being fascist, you're paying him too much. --Sam Greenfield
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