At times, you might need to determine the version of your IBM® HTTP
Server installation.
About this task
The following information describes how you can determine the IBM HTTP Server version and provides
examples. The server versions that are provided in the output examples are not necessarily the
versions that are distributed with WebSphere® Application Server.
Important: You
can also determine the IBM HTTP Server version using the versionInfo command.
Procedure
- Change the directory to the installation root of the Web
server.
![[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows]](../images/dist.gif)
For example, it is /opt/IBM/HTTPServer on
a Solaris machine.
- Find the subdirectory that contains the executable. The executable for IBM HTTP Server is:
httpd.exe (the previous command, apache.exe
is deprecated)
httpd
![[AIX]](../images/aixlogo.gif)
![[HP-UX]](../images/hpux.gif)
![[Solaris]](../images/solaris.gif)
apachectl
APACHEDFT
- Issue the command with the -v option to display the version
information.
![[Windows]](../images/windows.gif)
httpd.exe -v
![[Linux]](../images/linux.gif)
./httpd -v
![[IBM i]](../images/iseries.gif)
Run the STRTCPSVR command with the -v option to
display the version information.
STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(APACHEDFT '-V')
![[z/OS]](../images/ngzos.gif)
Issue a command with the -v option to display the version
information.
apachectl -v
Results
![[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows]](../images/dist.gif)
The version is shown in the "Server version" field and will look something like
the following:
IBM_HTTP_Server/7.0.0.0 (Windows)
Server built: Jul 31 2008 08:41:58
or
Server version: IBM_HTTP_Server/7.0.0.0 (Unix)
Server built: Jul 31 2008 08:41:58
![[IBM i]](../images/iseries.gif)
This web server is not a part of WebSphere Application Server, but is distributed with IBM i. The version depends
on the i/5OS release. The version is shown in the "Server version" field and will look something
like the following:
i 6.1:
Server version: Apache/2.2.11 (i5)
Server built: Jul 21 2009 19:24:31
i7.1:
Server version: Apache/2.2.11 (i5)
Server built: Oct 7 2009 21:04:27
![[z/OS]](../images/ngzos.gif)
If
you use a JCL procedure to start the web server, the banner containing
the version information, similar to the following banner, will appear
in the Job Log. If you issued a command from the OMVS command line,
this banner will follow the command on the OMVS screen.
- For IBM HTTP
Server for WebSphere Application Server on z/OS®:
Server version: IBM_HTTP_Server/7.0.0.0 (Unix)
Server built: Aug 14 2008 12:16:41
In
this example an IBM
HTTP Server for z/OS
powered by Apache 2.0.47 is installed.
- For HTTP Server for z/OS, which is a non-Apache
server:
............ This is IBM HTTP Server V5R3M0
............ Built on Nov 26 2005 at 12:08:21.
............ Started at Mon Mar 28 18:32:33 2005
............ Running as "WEBSRV", UID:0, GID:205
In
this example the version of HTTP Server for z/OS is v5.3.0.
If you need to contact IBM Support about a problem with
your web server for z/OS, use this banner to determine
the "built" date for your z/OS web server and include this
information in your problem report.