how i can know which version of mod security that i had on the server? and how i can update it?

Question

greetings ..

i'm using cpanel (11.25 Stable 46156) with mod security installed , how i can i know the of mod security that installed in the server.

second how i can update mod security manually or make it update automatically ?

Answer 1

cPanel Apache 1.3 uses Mod security 1.x and Apache 2.x uses mod security 2.x

To know which apache you have running type on the shell command line: httpd -V

To know the exact version of mod_security installed, find the file mod_security.c open it with any editor such as nano, vi or the one you prefer and look for the line: #define MODULE_RELEASE

If you have apache 2.x you can simple compile it again with the latest tarball file to upgrade it to the latest version, a step-by-step is available at:

http://www.modsecurity.org/documentation/modsecurity-apache/2.5.12/html-multipage/installation.html