{"id":25131,"date":"2015-01-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.net\/?p=25131"},"modified":"2015-01-13T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T19:00:00","slug":"easyapache-4-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/products\/easyapache-4-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"EasyApache 4 Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Over the past several months, we have been working on the next generation of EasyApache. In EasyApache 4, we will make quite a few major changes to the way cPanel &amp; WHM utilizes Apache HTTPd &amp; PHP. This will initially be an opt-in update so that users can choose when to move to the new ecosystem, but at some point, this will be a required change. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe major changes that we plan to introduce are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Improved\u00a0Operating System Integration and migrating to OS standard paths for services<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EasyApache will use the system package manager (yum)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Full binary distribution of Apache HTTPd and PHP via RPM &amp; yum<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Use of modern Apache releases (2.4)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Automatic updates of Apache HTTPd &amp; PHP<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Ability to set different PHP versions on a per-vhost basis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As you can tell, there are many changes compared to what EA3 has delivered over the years. The purpose of this article is to solicit feedback about what is being planned for EasyApache 4 delivery. We absolutely want to know what our customers think of this plan! See the link at the end of the blog post to provide us with your feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Improved Operating System Distribution Integration<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span>In order to adjust\u00a0cPanel &amp; WHM better to\u00a0the operating system that the server runs, we will move the various Apache files &amp; directories\u00a0to match the file system paths that CentOS and RHEL use. This will allow better customizations to Apache and make the deployment of new Apache modules a rapid process. Symlinks will be left behind in \/usr\/local\/apache to help old scripts work with the new paths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With these changes, porting most Apache modules that already have an RPM built for CentOS\/RHEL should be relatively easy: tweak the spec file, ensure proper dependencies are provided, and recompile the RPM. Alternatively, it means that the existing resources for building RPMs for Apache modules will remain relevant and follow the process used by RHEL Administrators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>EasyApache Interface to move to the System Package Manager<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span>With the initial release of EasyApache 4, we will move the EasyApache interface to the Package Manager, which will provide an interface for yum. cPanel will create yum repositories that hold the EasyApache4 RPMs, which includes Apache, PHP, and friends.\u00a0 Using yum will also allow your own customized repositories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To shorten processing time and provide better quality control over the packages, EasyApache will begin utilizing RPMs. This will meet one of our project goals of cPanel &amp; WHM becoming a better member of the Operating System\u2019s ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Package-Manager-Screenshot-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25201\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Package-Manager-Screenshot-2-800x607.png\" alt=\"Package Manager Screenshot 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The purpose of this UI is to provide a general-purpose interface into the packages and repositories available on a system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Multi-PHP Domain Support<br \/>\n<\/strong>The release of EasyApache 4 will include Multi-PHP support at the VirtualHost level. We will utilize Red Hat\u2019s Software Collections to allow the installation of multiple PHP versions simultaneously. WHM and cPanel Interfaces will allow users and administrators to select system level and per-domain default PHP versions. This will be achieved by using AddHandler entries in .htaccess files.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-08-at-5.50.59-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25211\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-08-at-5.50.59-PM-800x395.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-01-08 at 5.50.59 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Modern Apache only (2.4)<br \/>\n<\/strong>EasyApache 4 will only provide RPMs for Apache 2.4. This allows us to provide better support for Apache and simplifies the process of rolling out customizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Automatic Updates<br \/>\n<\/strong>We plan to automatically update Apache &amp; PHP by default. This will be an opt-out process so that hosts can easily put updates of Apache &amp; PHP under their control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Feedback<br \/>\n<\/strong>We absolutely want to hear what you think of our plans for EasyApache4! Please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.cpanel.net\/f5\/easyapache4-announcement-447882.html\">comment thread for this post<\/a>\u00a0on our forums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past several months, we have been working on the next generation of EasyApache. In EasyApache 4, we will make quite a few major changes to the way cPanel &amp; WHM utilizes Apache HTTPd &amp; PHP. 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