I am required to update Apache httpd on my mac. Running Catalina 10.16.7 and Apache/2.4.46 (Unix). This is a security requirement.
If I had Red Hat linux, I could use
yum install httpd
If I had a debian linux, I could use
apt-get upgrade httpd
Mac has homebrew, so I tried
brew install httpd
Unfortunately, homebrew installs a second copy of httpd and leaves the original in place. Not acceptable to security.
I suspect that I need to wait for an Apple update (unfortunately security team will not wait).
Are there other methods to update httpd? Or, am I forced to upgrade to Big Sur?
As best as I can tell, httpd is upgraded by Apple during standard Mac OSX releases. I upgraded my Mac to Big Sur: no change in httpd version.
If you need to upgrade httpd on your Mac OSX, then be prepared to waste a lot of time. No one in this forum had an answer. I could not find one anywhere. I can only conclude that there is no way to easily do it. I guess that you could go to the Apache site and compile your own version.
Time to walk away. Sometimes that is the solution. Problem solved.