How To Install mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34

mod_xsendfile is Apache module to send files efficiently

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34.

What is `mod_xsendfile`

mod_xsendfile is a small Apache2 module that processes X-SENDFILE headers registered by the original output handler. If it encounters the presence of such header it will discard all output and send the file specified by that header instead using Apache internals including all optimizations like caching-headers and sendfile or mmap if configured. It is useful for processing script-output of e.g. php, perl or any cgi.

We can use yum or dnf to install mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_xsendfile.

Install mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install mod_xsendfile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_xsendfile

Install mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install mod_xsendfile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_xsendfile

How To Uninstall mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the mod_xsendfile package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mod_xsendfile

mod_xsendfile Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/xsendfile.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/3267b5d8da0df57b573cd5c16dcb319a5a3e30
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_xsendfile.so
/usr/share/doc/mod_xsendfile
/usr/share/doc/mod_xsendfile/Readme.html

References

mod_xsendfile website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_xsendfile on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.