Scott Silva wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > on 1/15/2008 8:20 AM Johnny Hughes spake the following: > | Santa Claus wrote: > |> Hi > |> > |> Thanks to all who responded. > |> But I repeat the question: > |> how to upgrade CentOS4 to PHP 5.2.5 correctly? > |> 1. download form php.net + make ... etc. > |> 2. or go search rpms/rpm in private repositories > |> ? > | > | I would personally recommend that you not do it at all ... if you want > | cutting edge and not enterprise software, then CentOS is probably NOT > | the distro that you want to install. > | > | However, here IS a source of newer PHP and mysql RPMS that I know do > | work and I think will be maintained for a long period of time: > | > I can't understand why people choose an enterprise distro for it's > longevity, > and then proceed to try and break it. It is almost like buying a brand > new car > and then immediately replacing the engine. it's a case of update-itis. In general the Linux community is partially responsible due to historical development processes we've all become accustomed to, but in most part MS is responsible for getting people to believe they need to have the latest and greatest. -- Mark "If you have found a very wise man, then you've found a man that at one time was an idiot and lived long enough to learn from his own stupidity." ============================================== Powered by CentOS5 (RHEL5)