Yes, I think that would be out of the question. I would rather not have to "build" a custom test server only to have to build a custom production server and then try to keep it up to date. I guess I am too old school in thinking if it can't be done in html then it is too much trouble to try to maintain. -- Bruce W. Martin, KQ4TV
> On Sep 22, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Jon Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Would building custom packages and using something along the lines of > spacewalk be out of the question? > >> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Bruce W. Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have a server running CentOS 5.10 that we use as a test server for our web >> site. >> The web development team have asked for PHP to be upgraded to version 5.3. >> Since it was available in the CentOS 5.10 repository I was able to oblige. >> Later they are asking that PHP to be updated to 5.5. This is not available >> in the CentOS 5.10 repository or in the CentoOS 6.5 repository. The changes >> in CentOS 7.0 are so fundamentally different that I am just now looking and >> trying to figure out what I have to learn and unlearn to start moving in >> that direction so I have not even looked at what is available there. Looking >> at the php.net site it looks like they have stable versions of PHP 5.3.29, >> 5.4.33, 5.5.17 and 5.6.0. They state that 5.3.29 is the last release in the >> 5.3 series yet even CentOS 6.5 shows php.x86_64 5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 as the >> latest version. Is it reasonable for me to step outside of what is available >> I the repository and install a newer version. Is it likely to play well with >> apache 2.2.3-87 and mysql 5.5.37-1? I have 3 dozen servers and about 300 >> desktops to deal with so it is not like I am overloaded by what appear to be >> the World Class Standards of IT today but it just seems like asking for >> trouble to try accommodate this when Red Hat/CentOS have not yet down so. >> >> What do you think? >> Or should I get a block of cheese to go with this email? >> >> Bruce >> >> -- >> Bruce W. Martin, KQ4TV >> Mt. Juliet, TN >> EM66sf >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
