[BlueOnyx:02509] Re: PHP 5.2

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Hi Roland,
Roland Paton wrote:
> Well my BO box is running very nicely, trouble is everything I want to 
> install needs PHP 5.2, so consequently I am a little disappointed that 
> we are running such an old version of PHP on a sparkling new BlueOnyx.
>  
> Does anyone have a timeframe on when BO will upgrade PHP to the latest 
> and greatest?

We're on CentOS's timeframe for that.

> Yes, I know I can spend some dollars over at solarspeed to buy a package 
> to update the PHP, but much prefer it to be within the core - plus I am 
> very poor :(

Welcome to the new world economy.  :(  But sometimes you have to spend a 
little to make a lot.  :)  LOL...

> If and when 5.2 becomes available as part of the BlueOnyx distro, would 
> this be an update handled by yum - or would it be a new install?

Yes, if/when CentOS group releases, that would be handled by YUM.

> I know some of these questions border on hyperthetical but I am 
> reluctant to migrate off BQ only to find that I would have to rebuild BO 
> later on down the track.

Keep in mind, this is not an issue with BlueOnyx.  It's CentOS.   CentOS 
follows the very conservative update path that RHEL does.   The bad news 
on that is that updates can take a while.  The good news is that once an 
update is rolled out, you can pretty much count on it being bulletproof.

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