Alan,
Try here.
https://webtatic.com/packages/php53/
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:17 PM, James Mcphee <
jmcphe@gmail.com> 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 <adayley@gmail.com> 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
>>
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