[BlueOnyx:25107] Re: what version of php...?

[webmaster webmaster]

One last question.

Should I uninstall any of my php versions before I start the install
process of the NEW php, or will it update my existing versions?
Particularly my 7.4 so it will get updated

Thanks

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 2:16 PM Michael Stauber <mstauber at blueonyx.it>
wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
> > What version of php comes with a fresh install of a 5209R ?
>
> That's PHP-5.4.16
>
> > How about a 5210R?
>
> That comes with PHP-7.2.24.
>
> > I am going to be spinning up a new machine and wondering what else I may
> > have to purchase to get it into production.
> >
> > Should I go for a 5210R vs a 5209R?
> >
> > I would hate to get this new box going then find out I should have used
> > the latest and greatest and have to do it all over again in a few months.
>
> I'd recommend BlueOnyx 5210R. At this time there is little reason to
> choose 5209R over 5210R, as 5210R has more features and is rock stable.
>
> With AlmaLinux 8 we're also out of the woods of that CentOS 8 EOL
> debacle and will have a smooth ride with it until RHEL 8 eventually goes
> EOL.
>
> > I am running  a 5209R and I bought your php page a fews years back that
> > got me up to php  7.4.9 .
> >
> > I am having a problem that when I switch a wordpress site over to 7.4.9
> > it yells and says there is a problem loading ZIP. 7.3 works fine no
> > yelling other than wordpress saying php needs an update. NO zip errors
> >
> > If I bought the latest php update that gets me php 8.0 would that maybe
> > fix my 7.4 ZIP problem in the process?
>
> Yes, absolutely. The Zip-integration in all PHP packages was eventually
> overhauled and it's been working fine for more than a year or possibly
> even two. Don't remember exactly.
>
> When you buy PHP in the shop, it'll give you access for all PHP versions
> released for said platform. So on 5210R you'll get everything from
> PHP-5.6 all the way up to the current PHP-8.0.10.
>
> And you can install all PHP versions side by side and pick the one you
> need individually for every Vsite, provided you run suPHP or PHP-FPM on
> that Vsite.
>
> > What brought me to all of this was trying to get webp image support
> > going on one of my wordpress sites. According to the last update
> > wordpress now supports webp uploads.
>
> Yes, that's included since a while.
>
> For an example phpinfo() of the latest PHP-7.4 check here:
>
> https://5210r1.smd.net/test.php
>
> > Would upgrading my current 5209 box with your latest php package maybe
> > fix the gd & imagemagik issues also?
>
> I think just getting the latest PHP-7.4 would fix that for you. After
> all, a lot of time passed between PHP-7.4.9 (August 2020) and PHP-7.4.23
> (August 2021). Since then the build procedure for my PHP packages has
> been overhauled 2-3 times and more features have been added.
>
> > I understand that php 8 could fix some of these things but I am
> > still wondering about  fixing my current 7.4. since I resist going to
> > the latest php until necessary.
>
> The PHP package is portable. Say you buy it now for your 5209R? That's
> fine and you can use it there. Eventually when you go for a 5209R, just
> uninstall and unlink the PHP package from the 5209R and then you can
> install it on the 5210R instead.
>
> The 5209R and 5210R PHP packages are built with the same compile options
> and features. The only slight differences there are between them is due
> to the age of the underlying libraries they're compiled against. In most
> cases that shouldn't make a difference.
>
> --
> With best regards
>
> Michael Stauber
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