Alan, Try here. https://webtatic.com/packages/php53/ On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:17 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > There are compatibility problems between PHP 5.2 and 5.3. Some of your > code may require updating. Generally for that sort of thing I'd take an > image of the server in question and do the update on the image, qa the heck > out of it, have the fixes done as needed, and when I was confident, go > forward. Or, I would build a new system with the desired versions, and do > the same with the code. > > This kind of legacy maintenance is the nightmare that sysadmins have to > deal with regularly. > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: > >> I have inherited administration of a dedicated server running CentOS 5.2. >> It is serving three live websites, among other services. I need to update >> PHP from 5.2.x to 5.3 on this server. >> >> "No problem!" I thought, "I'll just fire up yum and see what is what." >> >> PHP is not in the package management system. It is in the yum exclusion >> list, which I overrode but still have no reference to PHP at all in any >> operation coming back from yum. Yet PHP is working on the system. Installed >> in some manual process, I assume. >> >> Now I am in fear of breaking things since wandering in the filesystem >> without package management to guide me is outside of my comfort zone. >> >> Am I right to be in fear? Do you have a good reference on how I could >> proceed? How would you proceed? >> >> Alan >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 *