Remove Server Name From Apache Response Header (Apache/xxx ) Ubuntu

1. Open Apache Config File

Open terminal and run the following command to open Apache main configuration file.

CentOS/Fedora:

$ sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Ubuntu/Debian:

$ sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

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2. Turn Off Server Signature

Add/modify the following lines to hide server information in Apache.

ServerSignature Off
ServerTokens Prod

ServerSignature – appears at the bottom of server generated pages such as error pages, directory listings, etc. It takes On/Off/EMail values, where EMail shows a “mailto:” reference to Site Admin’s email.

ServerTokens – ServerTokens decides what Apache will send back in response headers. It takes the following values

ServerTokens Full (or not specified)
Response to clients: Server: Apache/2.4.2 (Unix) PHP/4.2.2 MyMod/1.2

ServerTokens Prod[uctOnly]
Response to clients: Server: Apache

ServerTokens Major
Response to clients: Server: Apache/2

ServerTokens Minor
Response to clients: Server: Apache/2.4

ServerTokens Min[imal]
Response to clients: Server: Apache/2.4.2

ServerTokens OS
Response to clients: Server: Apache/2.4.2 (Unix)

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If you want to disable server signature in WordPress or turn off server signature in CPanel, then you will have to remove Apache server using .htaccess file, since you may not have access to Apache’s main configuration file.

Open CPanel, locate .htaccess file and edit it. Add the following 2 lines to .htaccess file

ServerSignature Off
ServerTokens Prod

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3. Restart Apache Server

Restart Apache Server to apply changes

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2 #SystemD
$ sudo service apache2 restart #SysVInit