Checking your IBM HTTP Server version

At times, you might need to determine the version of your IBM® HTTP Server installation.

About this task

The following information describes how you can determine the IBM HTTP Server version and provides examples. The server versions that are provided in the output examples are not necessarily the versions that are distributed with WebSphere® Application Server.

Important: You can also determine the IBM HTTP Server version using the versionInfo command.

Procedure

Change to the bin directory under the installation root of the web server.

For example, /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/bin.
Determine the name of the executable for the web server.
- httpd.exe (the previous command, apache.exe, is deprecated)
- apachectl
- APACHEDFT
Issue the command with the -v option to display the version information.
```
httpd.exe -v
```
```
./apachectl -v 
```
Run the STRTCPSVR command with the -v option to display the version information.
```
STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(APACHEDFT '-V')
```

Results

The version is shown in the Server version field and will look similar to the following:

Server version: IBM_HTTP_Server/8.5.5.22 (Win32) 
Server built:   May 17 2022 20:12:28

This web server is not a part of WebSphere Application Server, but is distributed with IBM i. The version depends on the i/5OS release. The version is shown in the Server version field and will look similar to the following:

i 6.1:
Server version: Apache/2.2.11 (i5)  
Server built:   Jul 21 2009 19:24:31 

i7.1:
Server version: Apache/2.2.11 (i5)    
Server built:   Oct  7 2009 21:04:27

If you use a JCL procedure to start the web server, the banner containing the version information, similar to the following banner, will appear in the Job Log. If you issued a command from the OMVS command line, this banner will follow the command on the OMVS screen.

For IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server on z/OS®:
```
Server version: IBM_HTTP_Server/7.0.0.0 (Unix)
Server built: Aug 14 2008 12:16:41
```
In this example an IBM HTTP Server for z/OS powered by Apache 2.0.47 is installed.

If you need to contact IBM Support about a problem with your web server for z/OS, use this banner to determine the "built" date for your z/OS web server and include this information in your problem report.