Tim - FWIW I function as the webmaster-cum-OS sysadmin for the Wikispooks project wiki which runs on a Centos 7 VPS
I entered 'hard' for the php upgrade difficulty because of a disastrous experience a few years ago. I cannot remember the detail of the php releases concerned but briefly, I upgraded to a version that was not available through either the Centos standard or EPEL repos. I believe the upgrade was prompted by a Mediawiki upgrade from V-16 to 17 or 18. Got it all working OK but all sorts of problems, clearly related to the upgrade, followed. Attempting to fix them eventually ended with my having to re-commission the server pretty much from scratch. My lack of professional Linux sysadmin experience was undoubtedly to blame but the lesson I took away - and which I will not lightly override - is that, for near-core OS components - ie php and a few others - do NOT install anything that is not included in the standard and/or EPEL repos unless absolutely forced to. I doubt I am alone in that stance. Current Centos 7 EPEL repo php version is 5.4.16 Peter Presland On 04/12/2015 01:25, Tim Starling wrote: > If you manage a MediaWiki instance, please tell us what PHP version > you use, and some other relevant information, by filling out this form: > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z-io754bUxVujh100D4xvIwkiBIFk9Ef0j4TYrJ2zMc/viewform> > > You may have seen on wikitech-l that there is some controversy over > whether we should require PHP 5.5 in the next major release of > MediaWiki. I made this little survey in the interests of gathering > some extra data to support our decision, beyond what we already have > from WikiApiary. > > You don't need to log in to fill out the form, and no personal > information will be forwarded to us. > > -- Tim Starling > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
