title: Upgrading Apache on Windows Server 2008 R2
body: <p>I am currently running Apache 2.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2.  I would like to upgrade Apache to version 2.4.9 so that I can run mod_security2. I installed Apache 2.2 via an installer. I don't, however, see an installer for Apache v2.4.9. I can find the full Apache Windows binaries on ApacheLounge. I'm just not clear on how to seamlessly upgrade to version 2.4.9. Here's what I'm thinking of doing:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>download version 2.4.9 Windows binaries from ApacheLounge</li>
  <li>stop Apache 2.2 service</li>
  <li>rename C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2 to Apache2.2_OLD</li>
  <li>create Apache2.4 folder at C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\</li>
  <li>copy contents of downloaded Windows binaries to Apache2.4 folder</li>
  <li>set up httpd.exe within the Apache2.4\bin folder as a Windows service</li>
  <li>copy httpd.conf file from Apache2.2\conf over to Apache2.4\conf</li>
  <li>modify httpd.conf file to point to new Apache installation location</li>
  <li>copy any modules from Apache\modules that are missing (and needed) from Apache2.4\modules</li>
  <li>start Apache2.4 Windows service</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Am I over-simplifying? What steps are missing? I'm relatively new to Apache, so it's possible I'm overlooking the obvious.</p>