how to backup Apache?

[SaltyDuke]

hello.

i'm about to upgrade my version of Apache for the first time and i'd like to backup the version that's already on the system. only problem is...i've never backed up anything before!

i reckon i chould tar/gzip it, but i'm not sure of the fine points (i.e. what parameters to use with the command? how do i get it to tar everything in the Apache directory?)

any pointers/web refs/advice/samples/free money would be greatly appreciated ;-)

thanx in advance!!

TheSaltyDuke

 

[pupu]

Well, it's not that easy. There is no such thing as 'apache directory'. Apache's files are usually placed among other system files. BUT - it is not necessary to backup binaries. I think that the only think that should be backed up is configuration file(s). Their placement depends on your distribution. On RedHat, it is /etc/httpd.

For backup, you can use 'tar cvfz archive.tgz files_to_archive'.

One more tip for RedHat: you can list files that came with Apache rpm by 'rpm -q -l apache'.

 

[danielhozac]

Actually, if you compile from source and specify a prefix, there is an Apache directory. The default directory is /usr/local/apache. //Daniel

 

[fluid11]

Find the httpd.conf file using the locate command (locate httpd.conf). Now, open the httpd.conf file in a text editor. Look for the 'ServerRoot /somedir' and 'DocumentRoot /somedir' directives. Just back up each of those directories listed to be 100% safe.


ChrisP