Clean upgrade of PHP-mysql-apache?

xpucto · 11-03-2007, 03:38 AM

Hi!

I run a few webservers on RH9 and Fedora and I'm looking for a way to make a clean upgrade of PHP-mysql-apache. I guess it's a standard problem for any webserver-administrator, but I couldn't find any proper tutorial about this. The only thing I could find is "you have to make a backup first", but regarding the upgrade itself, it seems like everyone tries it his own way. Isn't there a standard clean sure way to proceed?

thanks.

choogendyk · 11-04-2007, 10:56 AM

Not really.

There are too many factors that depend on your particular versions and how they relate to one another. I have cases where I'm still sitting on old configurations, because some of the php code needs to be updated by the person who wrote it. You have to examine your own upgrade path, what versions you are going from and to, and whether there are any compatibility issues in any of those steps. On the other hand, the upgrades aren't usually that difficult as long as you aren't making huge jumps in versions.

xpucto · 11-08-2007, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choogendyk

Not really.

There are too many factors that depend on your particular versions and how they relate to one another. I have cases where I'm still sitting on old configurations, because some of the php code needs to be updated by the person who wrote it. You have to examine your own upgrade path, what versions you are going from and to, and whether there are any compatibility issues in any of those steps. On the other hand, the upgrades aren't usually that difficult as long as you aren't making huge jumps in versions.

Thanks for your answer. My probem (I guess like most of the people) is that I run live-servers and I want to have things run. I usually do not mind (too much) working on some problem during many days. but in that case it has to work immediatly without me searching for the right solution during many days. I kown that each has this problem. So I guess I´ll make a backup and give it a try.

scotlarsen · 11-08-2007, 11:54 AM

As already noted, there could be a number of gotcha's depending on your php code. One that immediately comes to mind is register_globals.