# Apache upgrade in instant rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-upgrade-in-instant-rails/70894>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 3, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-upgrade-in-instant-rails/70894 "2006-10-03T20:26:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@ike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ike)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-upgrade-in-instant-rails/70894/1 "2006-10-03T20:26:32Z")

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I have installed instant rails 1.1 which includes apache web server  
1.3.33.

However, I need to upgrade this to 2.0.59. Can I just go ahead and  
install  
the Apache web server for 2.0.59 right over 1.3.33 that was installed  
with  
instant rails? What pitfalls must I be aware of? -Ike

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**Author:** ![ike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@ike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ike)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-upgrade-in-instant-rails/70894/2 "2006-10-03T21:00:36Z")

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On 10/3/06, Ike [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I have installed instant rails 1.1 which includes apache web server 1.3.33.
> 
> However, I need to upgrade this to 2.0.59. Can I just go ahead and install  
> the Apache web server for 2.0.59 right over 1.3.33 that was installed with  
> instant rails? What pitfalls must I be aware of? -Ike

No, this won’t work because Instant Rails will try to update the  
apache configuration file, and the 1.x and 2.x files are different.

Just configure Instant Rails to _not_ to automatically start its copy  
of Apache (use the menu command “Configure \> Instant Rails”), and then  
install Apache 2 somewhere else.

Curt