1：Check whether Apache is already installed.

# rpm -qa | grep -i http

httpd-tools-2.2.8-3.i386

httpd-2.2.8-3.i386

[Note: This indicates that Apache 2.2.8 version is installed already]

2：Check whether latest version of Apache is available for installation using yum.

yum check-update httpd

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit

httpd.i386      2.2.9-1.fc9       updates

[Note: This indicates that the latest Apache version 2.2.9

       is available for upgrade]

3：Upgrade Apache to latest version using yum.

# yum update httpd

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit

Setting up Update Process

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package httpd.i386 0:2.2.9-1.fc9 set to be updated

--> Processing Dependency: httpd-tools = 2.2.9-1.fc9 for package: httpd

--> Running transaction check

---> Package httpd-tools.i386 0:2.2.9-1.fc9 set to be updated

--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================

Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size

=============================================================================

Updating:

httpd                   i386       2.2.9-1.fc9      updates           975 k

httpd-tools             i386       2.2.9-1.fc9      updates            69 k

Transaction Summary

=============================================================================

Install      0 Package(s)

Update       2 Package(s)

Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 1.0 M

Is this ok [y/N]: y

Downloading Packages:

(1/2): httpd-tools-2.2.9-1.fc9.i386.rpm                  |  69 kB     00:00

(2/2): httpd-2.2.9-1.fc9.i386.rpm                        | 975 kB     00:00

Running rpm_check_debug

Running Transaction Test

Finished Transaction Test

Transaction Test Succeeded

Running Transaction

Updating       : httpd-tools                                       [1/4]

Updating       : httpd                                             [2/4]

Cleanup        : httpd                                             [3/4]

Cleanup        : httpd-tools                                       [4/4]

Updated: httpd.i386 0:2.2.9-1.fc9 httpd-tools.i386 0:2.2.9-1.fc9

Complete!

4：Verify whether the Apache got upgraded successfully.

# rpm -qa | grep -i http

httpd-tools-2.2.9-1.fc9.i386

httpd-2.2.9-1.fc9.i386

[Note: This indicates that Apache was upgraded to 2.2.9 successfully]