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### Basic Installation Steps

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Create an installation path, unpack the archive, run a script to fix embedded paths, and create a symlink for the accepted httpd installation.

```bash
# Unix users (running as root);
# Windows users (in a Command window ‘Run as Administrator’);
```

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### Create New Apache HTTP Server Instance on Unix

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Commands to create a new Apache HTTP Server instance, install it as a service, and start it on Unix-like systems.

```bash
$ cd /opt/vmware/webserver
$ httpd-2.4/bin/newserver.pl --server {hostname}
$ cd {hostname}
$ bin/httpdctl install
$ bin/httpdctl start
```

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### Install Dependencies for RHEL 7

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Installs necessary packages for the httpd-2.4.55-230207 build on RHEL 7. Includes expat, jansson, and other common utilities.

```bash
$ yum install expat jansson libuuid libxml2 lua pcre2 zlib perl procps bzip2

```

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### Install Apache HTTP Server on Windows

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Steps to extract the Apache HTTP Server archive and fix the root path using PowerShell for Windows systems.

```powershell
C:\> mkdir \VMware\WebServer
C:\> cd \VMware\WebServer
C:[\]> unzip {path-to}\httpd-2.4.55-230207-windows-x64.zip
C:[\]> powershell httpd-2.4.55-230207\bin\fixrootpath.ps1 httpd-2.4.55-230207
C:[\]> mklink /d httpd-2.4 httpd-2.4.55-230207
```

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### Install Apache HTTP Server on Unix

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Steps to extract the Apache HTTP Server archive and fix the root path for Unix-based systems.

```bash
$ mkdir -p /opt/vmware/webserver
$ cd /opt/vmware/webserver
$ tar -xjvf {path-to}/httpd-2.4.55-230207-{arch}.tar.bz2
$ httpd-2.4.55-230207/bin/fixrootpath.pl httpd-2.4.55-230207
$ ln -s httpd-2.4.55-230207 httpd-2.4
```

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### Install Dependencies for Ubuntu 20.04/22.04

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Installs required packages for the httpd-2.4.55-230207 build on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04. Specifies package names like libexpat1 and libjansson4.

```bash
$ apt-get -y install libexpat1 libjansson4 liblua5.3-0 libpcre2-8-0 libxml2 zlib1g bzip2

```

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### Install Dependencies for RHEL 9

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Installs necessary packages for the httpd-2.4.55-230207 build on RHEL 9 and Fedora 30+. Mentions libxcrypt-compat as a possible package name.

```bash
$ dnf install expat jansson libuuid libxcrypt libxml2 pcre2 zlib perl procps libxcrypt-compat bzip2

```

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### Install Dependencies for RHEL 8

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Installs required packages for the httpd-2.4.55-230207 build on RHEL 8 and Fedora 30+. Note the potential for libxcrypt-compat package designation.

```bash
$ dnf install expat jansson libuuid libxcrypt libxml2 pcre2 zlib perl procps bzip2

```

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### Start Updated Apache HTTP Server Instance on Unix

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Command to start the Apache HTTP Server service with potentially a new service name after updating the instance on Unix systems.

```bash
$ {instance}/bin/httpdctl start
```

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### Stop and Uninstall Apache HTTP Server Instance on Unix

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Steps to stop and uninstall an existing Apache HTTP Server instance before updating it on Unix systems.

```bash
$ cd /opt/vmware/webserver
$ {instance}/bin/httpdctl stop
$ {instance}/bin/httpdctl uninstall
```

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### Source Environment Variables on Unix

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Command to source the environment variables script for accessing httpd-2.4 bin directory tools on Unix.

```bash
$ . bin/httpdenv.sh
```

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### Source Environment Variables on Windows

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Command to source the environment variables script for accessing httpd-2.4 bin directory tools on Windows.

```powershell
PS C:\VMware\WebServer\example.com> bin\httpdenv.ps1
```

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### Update Apache HTTP Server Instance Scripts on Unix

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Command to update the Apache HTTP Server instance scripts with new features and revised service names using newserver.pl.

```bash
$ httpd-2.4/bin/newserver.pl --server={instance} --update
```

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### Unblocking a downloaded zip file

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

Before extracting a zip file downloaded from the internet, unblock it using File Explorer properties to ensure trusted and executable files.

```powershell
If the ‘Security’ item is not present, the file is already unblocked.
```

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### Enable PowerShell Script Execution

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-tanzu/spring/tanzu-spring/commercial/spring-tanzu/httpd-RELEASE-NOTES-2-4-68-20260608143405.html

If PowerShell script processing is disabled, use this command to enable local script processing. This is typically done by an administrator.

```powershell
PS prompt> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
```
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