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Department Webserver Upgrade, April 28th

April 28, 2015 by Rob McNicholas

On April 28, 2015, the department webserver www.eecs.berkeley.edu (and www.cs.berkeley.edu, as well as all the project websites that IRIS hosts) will be migrated to new, faster hardware. As part of this upgrade, we will also be upgrading the version of the Apache HTTP server software to the current branch, Apache 2.4. This is considered the current best version and contains [numerous improvements over the 2.2 branch we are currently running](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html).

Unfortunately, [there are some changes in syntax or behavior](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html) that will affect people who have their own websites. The owners of any web site which may be affected by this change will receive a direct email later today with the subject “Action Needed: Update your .htaccess files.” This email will list the specific file(s) you need to check and will include a link to some documentation on the most common changes that will be needed.

This documentation is now [up on our website](https://iris.eecs.berkeley.edu//10-services/web-technotes.html#upgrade24) .

The full list of affected websites is below.

abbeel.berkeley.edu aima.eecs.berkeley.edu andros.eecs.berkeley.edu autoconfig.eecs.berkeley.edu autoconfig.eecs.berkeley.edu autodiscover.eecs.berkeley.edu autodiscover.eecs.berkeley.edu basics.eecs.berkeley.edu bavm2010.eecs.berkeley.edu bayesianlogic.cs.berkeley.edu bears.berkeley.edu bitblaze.cs.berkeley.edu bjc.eecs.berkeley.edu blackouts.eecs.berkeley.edu bloom.cs.berkeley.edu bnrg.CS.Berkeley.EDU bodik-lab.cs.berkeley.edu boom.cs.berkeley.edu brass.cs.berkeley.edu bugzilla.cs.berkeley.edu byob.eecs.berkeley.edu c-bicc.cs.berkeley.edu cc05.cs.berkeley.edu cloudfail.cs.berkeley.edu cognitivecomputing2007.eecs.berkeley.edu control.cs.berkeley.edu crest.berkeley.edu cs4hs.berkeley.edu csedday.berkeley.edu cs-scholars.berkeley.edu daedalus.CS.Berkeley.EDU datasplash.cs.berkeley.edu deter.CS.Berkeley.EDU droidblaze.cs.berkeley.edu eecs.org endeavour.CS.Berkeley.EDU fff.cs.berkeley.edu forms4usall.CS.Berkeley.EDU gasnet.cs.berkeley.edu gist.cs.berkeley.edu graphics.eecs.berkeley.edu griddb.cs.berkeley.edu harmonia.cs.berkeley.edu hdp.eecs.berkeley.edu hifi.cs.berkeley.edu i3.CS.Berkeley.EDU iceberg.CS.Berkeley.EDU idsg.eecs.berkeley.edu intelli-sec.cs.berkeley.edu iptps03.CS.Berkeley.EDU istcsc.cs.berkeley.edu itcs.cs.berkeley.edu iwqos03.CS.Berkeley.EDU javasketch.cs.berkeley.edu lithonet.eecs.berkeley.edu mariposa.cs.berkeley.edu mobicom2003.CS.Berkeley.EDU nanophotonics.eecs.berkeley.edu nano.eecs.berkeley.edu nguyenlab.berkeley.edu nlp.cs.berkeley.edu nonlinear.eecs.berkeley.edu oasis.CS.Berkeley.EDU obrien.berkeley.edu Ocala.CS.Berkeley.EDU OpenNetLab.EECS.Berkeley.EDU optoelectronics.eecs.berkeley.edu orange.eecs.berkeley.edu osq.cs.berkeley.edu overmind.cs.berkeley.edu p2.cs.berkeley.edu pier.cs.berkeley.edu powersoc2012.org power.EECS.Berkeley.EDU quantum.cs.berkeley.edu redbook.cs.berkeley.edu rv2011.eecs.berkeley.edu s2k-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu safetp.cs.berkeley.edu sahara.CS.Berkeley.EDU secml.cs.berkeley.edu security.cs.berkeley.edu simons.berkeley.edu sipc.eecs.berkeley.edu snapl.org syslunch.CS.Berkeley.EDU telegraph.cs.berkeley.edu tenet.berkeley.edu theory.eecs.berkeley.edu tier-share.cs.berkeley.edu titanium.cs.berkeley.edu tracehost.cs.berkeley.edu ucbvax.berkeley.edu webblaze.cs.berkeley.edu webtp.EECS.Berkeley.EDU www-bisc.cs.berkeley.edu www-cryo.eecs.berkeley.edu www-device.eecs.berkeley.edu www-w2k.cs.berkeley.edu www-wavelet.eecs.berkeley.edu xisa.cs.berkeley.edu yfilter.cs.berkeley.edu zadeh.cs.berkeley.edu

UPDATE

[2015-04-28 08:49:31 | Rob McNicholas]

The scheduled upgrade for www.eecs.berkeley.edu has been completed. We are now running Apache 2.4 on new hardware. Please report any issues to help@eecs.berkeley.edu.

Resolved as of 2015-04-28 03:30:00

Filed Under: Resolved Incidents Services: Department Webservice

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