EasyApache is a pre configured script that allows you to easily update Apache Web server through WHM or SSH.
In this tutorial we will show you how to update apache using SSH /scripts/easyapache.

Requirements:
Root SSH access to your server

Login as root through SSH.
1) Login to your server and su - to root.

Run EasyApache
2) /scripts/easyapache
3) Now once you are logged in and have ran the script, you will be presented with an option to choose a profile. Seeing that this is your first time (or not) you will want to choose “Start customizing based on profile” and hit enter. You move by using the arrow keys and using the space bar or mouse to choose and option if you need to fill one out (later in the tutorial).

4) Your next screen will to choose what version of apache you wish to run. Depending on what version of cpanel you are running, your options will be different. In my instance, I am using 11.24, so I have the option for Apache 1.3, 2.0 or 2.2. Your choose will depend on if you need certain features of that version of Apache. However when in doubt, google it my friends. I’ll choose 2.0 for this instance.

5) The next step will to choose what version of php you wish to use. Keep in might that Apache is constantly upgraded, so it’s usually best to go with the newest version.

6) After you choose your php version, you will be presented with what revision you want. Once again, rule of thumb is the newest should be the one you choose, unless your program requires a specific version of php.

7) Now we get to choose several options for apache / php. Assuming that you don’t need frontpage for example, or you do want mod perl or Zend, you would choose what options you need. These are not the final options for apache / php however, this will be done on the next screen. Unlike the other screens where you selected next step to move on, here you can either finish the build by choosing save and build (which will use previous settings) or you can choose exhaustive options list, where you can customize apache /php. Choose the later to continue.

Finally, we can choose what options are available for apache / php. This can be several screens long, so make sure you scroll up and down to view all the options. Once you have selected what you need, hit the next step.

9) Now, after choosing all your options, you have the ability to either save the build but not running it or save the build and running it. Once you decide to save and build, this process takes 15-30 minutes to complete. Once it does complete, httpd will restart and the new settings will take place.

That’s it. Take note that you can also run Apache from inside of WHM/CP, but it uses more memory due to the GUI, so t’s recommended to do this via SSH, esspecially if you are on a VPS with less than 512MB of memory or a heavily trafficed server.

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