Sounds like Ubuntu is exactly what you are looking for. For any updates Ubuntu will fix the original version shipped with the LTS, so you don't have any worries about a new version being introduced and messing everything up. Brian Cluff On 09/29/2015 08:32 AM, Keith Smith wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm using Ubuntu 14.04LTS in a test environment because I needed a > newer version of PHP and MySql than what CentOS 7 (RHEL 7) comes with. > > I've been using CentOS and / or RHEL for about 7 years and am > comfortable with it. I am especially appreciative of how RHEL > backports so no packages are broken. > > After configuring and using Ubuntu 14.04LTS I would like to move to it > in production. > > I have heard horror stories of distributions upgrading to a newer > version of Apache, MySql, and/or PHP and breaking the server or the > apps running on the server. > > I'm wondering how Ubuntu deals with this type of potential problem. > > According to this page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS Ubuntu 14.04LTS > will be supported until late 2019. That is almost 5 years on the same > version. I would expect to stay on 14.04LTS for probably 3 or 4 years > depending on what comes down the pike. > > Thank you in advance for your insight!! > > Keith > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss