>
> >i'm trying to install php (php-4.0.2-1.i386.rpm) in a rh6.1 system.
> >however, i get the following error message:
> >only packages with major numbers <=3 are supported by this version of
> >RPM
>
> 1. You need a later version of RPM (specifically v4.x, "major number"
> means the "3" or the "4" in the version. Since you're using 3.0.3, your
> major number is 3.). As mentioned earlier, you can get this stuff from
> <http://www.rpm.org/>. Please note that when upgrading my former RedHat
> 6.2 system to RPM v4 I messed up and my RPM db had to be redone. By redone
> I don't mean the simple "rpm --rebuilddb" that you always have to do to
> upgrade your RPM db. I mean I had to remove everything and reinstall. I
> had neither the time nor the patience nor the motivation. I installed
> Debian. Just a word of caution. I am in no way promoting any distro. ;>
>
wait. it ain't really safe to upgrade to 4!!! i trashed my db because of
this. good thing i kept a backup before trying it out. what i recommend
you do is use rpm 3.0.5 because it is forward compatible to 4.
> 2. You may prefer to get your PHP RPMs from Troels Arvin. They're updated
> more frequently, are modular, and have i686 optimized binaries for your
> convenience. His site's at <http://rpms.arvin.dk/php/>. I believe his RPMs
> work with RPM v3.
>
yup. they guy has a pretty complete set of rpms for php.
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