How To Install httpd-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install httpd-devel on CentOS 7.
What is httpd-devel
The httpd-devel package contains the APXS binary and other files that you need to build Dynamic Shared Objects (DSOs) for the Apache HTTP Server. If you are installing the Apache HTTP server and you want to be able to compile or develop additional modules for Apache, you need to install this package.
We can use yum or dnf to install httpd-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install httpd-devel.
Install httpd-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install httpd-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install httpd-devel
Install httpd-devel on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install httpd-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install httpd-devel
How To Uninstall httpd-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the httpd-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove httpd-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install httpd-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
