Cannot load /etc/httpd/modules/mod_file_cache.so into server: /etc/httpd/modules/mod_file_cache.so:
Stopping httpd: [FAILED]This is usually because the file is not found in the expected location. This often happens when moving an httpd.conf between different servers and versions of Apache. I
Starting httpd: httpd: Syntax error on line 73 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load /etc/httpd/modules/mod_file_cache.so into server: /etc/httpd/modules/mod_file_cache.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[FAILED]
In this case for some reason in a newer version of Apache the module mod_file_cache.so is missing.
4.4. Apache HTTP Server
Below is a list of changes for the Apache HTTP Server that are noteworthy when migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:
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The mod_file_cache, mod_mem_cache, and mod_imagemap modules are no longer supported.
The Solution/Replacement
mod_disk_cache or mod_cache
It is as simple as the following in httpd.conf
CacheEnable disk /
This significantly improves the load times especially when Apache is using ProxyPass as a proxy server in front of the real host.
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