Checking your IBM HTTP Server version

At times, you might need to determine the version of your IBM HTTP Server installation.

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The following information describes how you can determine the IBM HTTP Server version and provides examples.
Note: You can also determine the IBM HTTP Server version using the versionInfo command.

Procedure

  1. Change the directory to the installation root of the Web server. For example, this is /opt/IBM/HTTPServer on a Solaris machine.
  2. Find the subdirectory that contains the executable. The executable for IBM HTTP Server is:
    • [Windows] apache.exe
    • [Linux] httpd
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Solaris] apachectl
  3. Issue the command.
    [Windows]
    apache.exe -V
    [Linux]
    ./httpd -v 
    [AIX] [HP-UX] [Solaris]
    ./apachectl -v 

Results

The version is shown in the "Server version" field and will look something like the following:
Server version: IBM_HTTP_Server/2.0.47 Apache/2.0.47 
Server built: November 26 2005 20:38:36 
Server's Module Magic Number: 20020903:4.
In this example an IBM HTTP Server powered by Apache 2.0.47 is installed.



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