CentOS 6.x and CentOS 7 upgrade path and testing PHP on current and future versions.

[James Dugger]

I use CentOS 6.5 with php 5.4 and 5.5 through webtatic repo.  Below is the
link

http://webtatic.com/packages/php55/


On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 7:46 AM, George Toft <george at georgetoft.com> wrote:

>  Hi Keith,
>
> I have solid word from Red Hat that each minor rev to their major releases
> are 100% binary compatible, and yes, they lock the version numbers for the
> entire release.  If you look at the RH version numbers, you'll see
> something like this:
>     5.3.3-27.el6_5
> Everything after the dash is Red Hat's patch.  So even after they backport
> a fix, the version (5.3.3) remains the same, but the patch number
> increases.  So in this case, this is the 27th Red Hat patch to PHP 5.3.3.
>
> I had fun with that when this high-falutin' Washington DC Beltway Bandit
> risk assessment team came rolling in to do an assessment.  They grabbed the
> SSL banner (0.9.8 something) off some web servers and called an OMG
> emergency meeting with the system administrators and management about why
> we're running outdated versions of Apache and SSL.  After they presented
> their "findings" they all looked at me, and I said flatly "We don't use
> Apache here.  We use IHS." (IBM HTTP Server - based on Apache, but with IBM
> secret sauce.)  You could have heard a pin drop as they huddle and whisper
> and look silly.  Yeah, that was fun.  They hate me.  They should have done
> their research and asked a couple questions first.  Oh well.  Then I had to
> research the SSL thing and show the Red Hat Errata demonstrating the "old"
> version of SSL was patched against known vulnerabilities.
>
> As far as Centos and RHEL, I don't know why you assume CentOS would be a
> year or two later than RHEL.  This article indicates CentOS will be tightly
> coupled and more fluid than RHEL:
> http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-reveals-centos-plans-7000027812/
> "However, there's a firewall between RHEL and CentOS developers. The net
> effect is that CentOS will continue to lag a bit behind RHEL in releases.
> Even so, CentOS releases will be coming out on RHEL heels rather than weeks
> or months behind."
>
> I'm amused that you are trying to plan 6-10 years out in the IT field.
> </sarcasm>
>
> Regards,
>
> George Toft
>
> On 5/6/2014 10:23 AM, keith smith wrote:
>
>
>  Hi,
>
>  I want to test some PHP code on future versions of PHP / MySql / MariaDB.
>
>  I'm running CentOS 6.5 that installs php 5.3.3-27 which is at it's end
> of life.  It is my understanding RHEL 6.x will always be using PHP 5.3.  Is
> that correct?  RHEL will be supported until Nov of 2020.  That is a long
> time to be running a PHP version that is at end of life.  I understand RH
> will back port any bug or security fixes to PHP 5.3 (which actually breaks
> the version numbering system).
>
>  It is my understanding RHEL will be based on Fedora 19.  I am
> downloading Fedora 19 now. I assume testing on Fedora 19 will get me in the
> ball park for RHEL 7.   RHEL 7 will come with MariaDB as it's default DB.
> I assume I will not see RHEL 7 in the form of CentOS 7 for year or two?
>
>  I assume there will be several more releases of RHEL 6 since it will be
> supported for over 6 more years.
>
>  If I plan to stay with CentOS 6.x and if it will use the same MySql and
> PHP versions until end of life and if RHEL/CentOS 7 will be based on Fedora
> 19, I assume that is the only configurations I need to test on and I assume
> that will take me through 6 to 10 years.  Is this a fair expectation and a
> valid plan?
>
>  Any feed back and advice is much appreciated.
>
>  Thanks!!
> Keith
>
>
>
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