PHP version dilemma
 

I am running Centos 5.8; at least

uname -rmi

gives me centos-release-5-8.el5.centos

A CMS package is telling me that I need PHP 5.2x, however yum
update says that I am fully up to date.

Is there a "safe" way to upgrade PHP to 5.2x?

Todd

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On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Todd Cary <todd@aristesoftware.com> wrote:
> I am running Centos 5.8; at least
> uname -rmi
> gives me centos-release-5-8.el5.centos
>
> A CMS package is telling me that I need PHP 5.2x, however yum
> update says that I am fully up to date.
>
> Is there a "safe" way to upgrade PHP to 5.2x?
>
> Todd


Take a look at the IUS package repo:
http://iuscommunity.org/pages/About.html

It's the one most people use to get PHP updates. Stay away from the
official "php53" packages distributed with CentOS, as they don't
integrate well with many packages looking for php (it does not
"provide" the "php" capability)


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Am 05.10.2012 um 18:57 schrieb Todd Cary:
> I am running Centos 5.8; at least
>
> uname -rmi
>
> gives me centos-release-5-8.el5.centos
>
> A CMS package is telling me that I need PHP 5.2x, however yum
> update says that I am fully up to date.
>
> Is there a "safe" way to upgrade PHP to 5.2x?


yum remove php

yum install php53

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Am 05.10.2012 um 18:58 schrieb Brian Mathis:
> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Todd Cary <todd@aristesoftware.com> wrote:
>> A CMS package is telling me that I need PHP 5.2x, however yum update says that I am fully up to date.
>> Is there a "safe" way to upgrade PHP to 5.2x?
>
> Take a look at the IUS package repo:
> http://iuscommunity.org/pages/About.html
>
> It's the one most people use to get PHP updates. Stay away from the
> official "php53" packages distributed with CentOS, as they don't
> integrate well with many packages looking for php (it does not
> "provide" the "php" capability)



this is valid only if the cms is packaged.

@Todd: Just to clarify - the functionality and reliability
of php53 is not restricted/"faulty" or what ever ...

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Todd Cary said the following on 05/10/12 18:57:

> Is there a "safe" way to upgrade PHP to 5.2x?

rpm -q --all | grep php

save the list of php packages

stop httpd

save /etc/php.ini, even if is renamed by rpm, but better have another copy,
just in case

remove all php packages

yum install php53

and then install the php53 packages you previously had

apply the customizations of /etc/php.ini including the correct timezone (some
php applications may complain if it is not set)

start httpd


I did this on 20+ servers when php53 was available. No problem at all.



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On 10/5/2012 10:10 AM, Luigi Rosa wrote:
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> Todd Cary said the following on 05/10/12 18:57:
>
>> Is there a "safe" way to upgrade PHP to 5.2x?
> rpm -q --all | grep php
>
> save the list of php packages
>
> stop httpd
>
> save /etc/php.ini, even if is renamed by rpm, but better have another copy,
> just in case
>
> remove all php packages
>
> yum install php53
>
> and then install the php53 packages you previously had
>
> apply the customizations of /etc/php.ini including the correct timezone (some
> php applications may complain if it is not set)
>
> start httpd
>
>
> I did this on 20+ servers when php53 was available. No problem at all.
>
>
>
> Ciao,
> luigi
>
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>
> The basic questions of design, material and shielding, in combining a
> nuclear reactor with a home boiler and cooling unit, no longer are
> problems... The system would heat and cool a home, provide unlimited
> household hot water, and melt the snow from sidewalks and driveways.
> All that could be done for six years on a single charge of fissionable
> material costing about $300.
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> Manufacturers, 1955
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Luigi -

I assume that after saving the php.ini I would

yum remove php

yum install php53

However, I am not sure what you mean by

and then install the php53 packages you previously had

I have been running PHP as it came with Centos 5.

Another question has to do with the GD library. How can I tell
if it is installed *or* is it automatically part of php35?

Oh yes...if there is a problem with php35, are there any problems
in reinstalling php 5.1?

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On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 07:06:14PM +0200, Leon Fauster wrote:
>
> @Todd: Just to clarify - the functionality and reliability
> of php53 is not restricted/"faulty" or what ever ...

Actually, it is. The EL php53 package does not "Provide: php" so any
other package depending on that being present will fail to install
without force. This may or may not be a show-stopper in any particular
environment. There is also no php-mcrypt available in the base CentOS
updates and this is a matter that upstream will not fix; it is, however,
available from EPEL for those that need it. There used to be a number
of other issues with the base php53 packages as supplied by TUV but
many, if not most, of these have been since resolved. I no longer track
the issues as I've long since moved to IUS for php requirements.

As Brian pointed out earlier IUS is the go-to source for php53 / php54
packages that work. Please see:

http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories

for more information. There is also a yum-plugin-replace add-on from
IUS that will permit single transaction migration from stock php
packages to the IUS provided php53u packages. Information is available
at the IUS website.





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On 10/05/2012 06:51 PM, John R. Dennison wrote:
>> @Todd: Just to clarify - the functionality and reliability
>> of php53 is not restricted/"faulty" or what ever ...
>
> Actually, it is. The EL php53 package does not "Provide: php" so any
> other package depending on that being present will fail to install
> without force.

Thats exactly what Leon said. And also that only applies to

There is nothing wrong with the php53 rpms provided in the distro - and
I would argue they are better in that they guarantee the api/abi for
another 6 odd years. I suspect the app being deployed will move along
sooner.


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erm,
On 10/05/2012 06:54 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Thats exactly what Leon said. And also that only applies to

packages apps - which if Todd was using, he would not have had this
issue since the app would have requested the right build anyway


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Todd Cary said the following on 05/10/12 19:45:

> However, I am not sure what you mean by
>
> and then install the php53 packages you previously had

if the output of rpm -q --all | grep php is (for instance)

php
php-cli
php-gd
php-mysql

you should yum install this packages:

php53
php53-cli
php53-gd
php53-mysql

> Another question has to do with the GD library. How can I tell if it is
> installed *or* is it automatically part of php35?

I can answer your question: it is not included in php53 package; you have to
install php53-gd

> Oh yes...if there is a problem with php35, are there any problems in
> reinstalling php 5.1?

If everithing fails, just remove the php53 packages, yum install the php
packages you removed and restore /etc/php.ini



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