--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/02/07 13:59:14	1.1213
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2013/02/08 16:07:43	1.1214
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1213 2013/02/07 13:59:14 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1214 2013/02/08 16:07:43 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -12197,15 +12197,17 @@ $readit=1;
 	if ($test != 0) { $_64bit=1; } else { $_64bit=0; }
 	&logthis(" Detected 64bit platform ($_64bit)");
     }
-    if (open(PIPE,"httpd -V  2>&1 |")) {
-        while (<PIPE>) {
-            if (m{Apache/(\d+.\d+)}) {
-                $apache = $1;
-                last;
-            }
+
+    {
+        eval {
+            ($apache) =
+                (Apache2::ServerUtil::get_server_version() =~ m{Apache/(\d+\.\d+)});
+        };
+        if ($@) {
+           $apache = 1.3;
         }
-        close(PIPE);
     }
+
 }
 }