How to check loaded and compiled modules in Apache or HTTPD in Linux? | Linux Today

How to check loaded and compiled modules in Apache or HTTPD in Linux?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 30, 2014

This is a very common question and sometimes hard to find answer. How do you check which Apache modules are loaded in your HTTP / Apache server? The second part is, how do you check which modules are compiled and ready to be loaded? Following two commands will show you you can easily check loaded and compiled modules in HTTPD or Apache2 in any flavour of Linux such as CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, RedHat etc.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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