Hi > So is the best advice to go with what I know best (and can be sure my websites run under) and install old versions. > Or to go with the very latest of everything.
I would recommend to use some recent version. Not the lastest, because they are alpha/beta versions. Simply try it and if it works, okay. If not, remove them and use your old versions. Two thinks to remember: - Tomcat 5 uses newer specifications than 4.1.x. does. Your App MIGHT be incompatible. - Tomcat 5 improved a lot in terms of speed over Tomcat 4. - Sun JDK 1.5.0 improved a lot of JDV 1.4.2 which is already much faster than 1.3.x... So yes, you should take some recent versions, but be sure to test before putting that into production. > If so then is it a good idea to keep updating Tomcat and Apache (httpd) or should I get one thing working and stick with what works? Ths is a had decition. Read anounces for new stable releases and read the changelog. If there is something in for you, update. Otherwise keep your version as long as no leaks are found in them. > The answer to a previous post of mine about Tomcat 4.1.31 told me that is was a 'maintenance release', if this is the case then should all 4.1.x administrators have updated to it? AFAIK 4.1.x is in maintainance mode and no new features are added to it. Development takes place in 5.0.x and 5.5.x, mostly the later which is still in alpha/beta stages. About updates see my statement above. Regards, Steffen
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