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 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 we're running outdated versions of Apache and SSL.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. > > > 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 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- James *Linkedin *