On 1 May 2011 09:40, Dave Cross <davorg at gmail.com> wrote: > On 1 May 2011 08:50, John R. Dennison <jrd at gerdesas.com> wrote: >> On Sun, May 01, 2011 at 08:19:49AM +0100, Lucian wrote: >>> >>> It's not really that risky, just rpm -e --nodeps and then yum install >>> php53 packages. >> >> Do not follow this advice at all; it will most likely wreck your server. >> >> Contact Plesk support or your hosting provider's support department and >> ask them about upgrading php. Plesk, like most control panels, >> integrates quite tightly into your system; replacing the system default >> php-5.1.6 with the php53 optional package may not be supported for your >> environment. > > This is exactly what worried me. Thanks for confirming my fears. Some quick research reveals that it's likely to break Plesk horribly. http://forum.parallels.com/printthread.php?t=109479 I think I'll wait for Centos 6 (and for Plesk to certify it). Thanks for all the help. Dave... -- Dave Cross :: dave at dave.org.uk http://dave.org.uk/ @davorg