Installing mod_xsendfile on CentOS 6

What is that? mod_xsendfile is a module for apache webserver, which handles file headers.

Why am I installing it? To support the playback of videos from WordPress to iPads.  If you see a crossed out play button on the iPad you need to enable mod_xsendfile on your server.

How to install:

You need the EPEL repository to be installed on your server, like this:

rpm -Uhv http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

Then do:

yum update

and finally:

yum install mod_xsendfile

Now we need to configure Apache to use the module:

Use VI to edit the file:

vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhost.YOURDOMAINNAME.conf

Add the line:

XSendFilePath /home/NICKNAME/YOURDOMAINNAME/html

Then, we need to configure WordPress to use the module:

vi /home/NICKNAME/YOURDOMAINNAME/html/wp-conf.php

Add the line:

define('WPMU_SENDFILE', true);

Finally,

Restart Apache from NodeWorx>System Services.   Click action restart.

Try it, you should now be able to watch videos play from WordPress on iPads.