Re: Upgrading a mod_perl application from Apache 2.2 to Apache 2.4

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 9:25 AM Andrew Green <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Huge thanks to everyone for your replies on this.  I’ve now been able to
> work through everything, and I thought I’d post a quick update with some
> additional notes in case there’s anyone else in the same boat searching the
> archives in the future!
>
> 1. I was able to use the following as a way of determining which version
> of Apache is in use at runtime:
>
> my $server_version = Apache2::ServerUtil::get_server_banner();
> my $is_old_apache = ($server_version =~ /Apache\/2\.2/) ? 1 : 0;
>

Just a little warning, the server_banner is controlled by the admin, and
may not include
the entire Apache/2.2 token. The server_description fleshed this out beyond
the control
of the admin, but isn't meant for transmission;

/**
 * Get the server banner in a form suitable for sending over the
 * network, with the level of information controlled by the
 * ServerTokens directive.
 * @return The server banner
 */
AP_DECLARE(const char *) ap_get_server_banner(void);

/**
 * Get the server description in a form suitable for local displays,
 * status reports, or logging.  This includes the detailed server
 * version and information about some modules.  It is not affected
 * by the ServerTokens directive.
 * @return The server description
 */
AP_DECLARE(const char *) ap_get_server_description(void);

But you are better off looking at;
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/Apache2/ServerUtil.html#C_get_server_version_

which returns nothing except exactly what you are asking.