Re: [CentOS] issues with 3rd party repos for centos

Robert P. J. Day wrote on Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:54:53 -0500 (EST):

finally, all i want is to install PHP 5.3.x (and, obviously, dependent packages) on a stock centos 5.4 system. is remi collet's repo a good choice for that? the centos wiki recommends "extreme caution" for that repo, which makes me nervous.

I recommend the repo *if* you want to go to 5.3.x. Normal precautions (like using priorities or not having it enabled by default) apply nevertheless.

more to the point, are there any serious issues involving bumping up php to 5.3.1 on a stock centos 5.4 system while leaving everything else where it is?

Yes, some PHP software may not run anymore. I think this should be obvious.

Kai