Leopard Server Admin Web panel controls apache 1.3 instead of apache 2

When I use Server Admin 10.5's Web panel, it controls apache 1.3 when everything I read says the panel should control apache 2.
How can I make apache 2 the default web server on Leopard (for startup, Server Admin, et al)?
NOTE: This is on a new XServe shipped earlier this month with 10.4 Server installed. After a few days, I upgraded with the included 10.5 Server DVD. My hunch is that this is caused by the upgrade even though Web services we not turned on in the few days it was running 10.4. I don't have any use for apache 1.3 and I'd really like to avoid a clean install because of all the other work I've done on this system.

the version of apache is set here:
/var/db/.ApacheVersion
stop the web service
edit the hidden file .ApacheVersion with pico (as super user)
1 for apache 1.x
2 for apache 2.x
start the web service
This will not transfer your websites from your 1.x installation.
regards
Michael

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