How To Install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8. mod_session is Session interface for the Apache HTTP Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `mod_session`

The mod_session module and associated backends provide an abstract interface for storing and accessing per-user session data.

We can use yum or dnf to install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_session.

Install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install mod_session

Install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install mod_session

How To Uninstall mod_session on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove mod_session

mod_session Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/01-session.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/18/cafef2df7d476e69b14f61c22936a6c3856f6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/23/fa48557c1de15a9f594f2040adee6502948dfd
/usr/lib/.build-id/5d/d14bfefa91e8aa252f555b86df72585aaef50c
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/3b80ef16f3422be5407bee665facad789a38ce
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/9a19910eedaabd3386b264f785e0c33dfeb954
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_auth_form.so
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_session.so
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_session_cookie.so
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_session_crypto.so
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_session_dbd.so

References

mod_session website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_session on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.