How To Install mod_xsendfile on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_xsendfile on CentOS 7.
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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_xsendfile.
Install mod_xsendfile on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_xsendfile using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_xsendfile
Install mod_xsendfile 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 mod_xsendfile using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_xsendfile
How To Uninstall mod_xsendfile on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_xsendfile package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_xsendfile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_xsendfile on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
