[FX.php List] [...barely off-topic] Upgrading webserver from PHP 4to 5

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Bob,

You are going down the right path...entropy is 
the "package" that I use and I think that most 
folks use. It took me awhile to figure out that 
php has many versions and and distribution 
points.  entropy s the best for Mac users.

Regarding Os X Server (and I think that I post on 
this a couple months back), Entropy installs PHP 
in a different location than where PHP 4 is now. 
Best to follow the instructions on th Entropy web 
page.  Be sure to turn off PHP 4 in Apache, as 
described in the instructions.  Otherwise, Apache 
will not start.  Been there, done that.

If you have an extra machine, you might want to 
practice on that to get a feel for what happens.

BTW, Apache comes in just the flavors, 1.3 and 
2.0.  Most folks are using 1.3.  Did jaguar go 
with 2.0?  Don't know.

The differences:
	- Short tags
	- Errors /Notices are on by default. 
Makes for very interesting screens if you have 
Notices.

That's my 2¢.

J



>One more question: Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 
>(Tiger) is running Apache 1.4, isn't that right? 
>Is there a Terminal command that would return 
>the version to me?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bob Patin
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>On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:27 PM, David Ness wrote:
>
>>I'm no expert... but I think you want to use a "pre-packaged" installer.
>>The one everyone seems to recommend is:
>>
>>http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
>>[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Bob Patin
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:25 PM
>>To: FX.php Discussion List
>>Subject: [FX.php List] [...barely off-topic] Upgrading webserver from
>>PHP 4to 5
>>
>>OK, given Chris Hansen's inquiry about PHP versions, I think it's time
>>for me to bite the bullet and start upgrading my web servers' PHP
>>installs. I have quite a few web servers, so my plan is to start with
>>the machine that has the least web apps on it, and hold my breath...
>>
>>Having said that, I was hoping that those who have gone through this
>>before might answer a couple of questions:
>>
>>1. On a machine running Mac OS X Server Tiger, is the install
>>basically a double-click-and-install type of process, or is it more
>>complex? Are there known gotchas when I do this (not relating to web
>>apps, I'm getting to that)?
>>
>>2. What is the optimal version to install (5.2.5) is what I see at
>>php.net?
>>
>>3. OK, once I've got it installed, I need to make sure all the web
>>apps continue to work. They were all written in PHP 4, and I've never
>>declared a variable in PHP 4 (which has come back to bite me with off-
>>site-hosted solutions).
>>
>>So what are known issues I'm going to want to repair in my web apps? I
>>plan to turn off ALLOW SHORT OPEN TAGS, which I don't use anyway...
>>anything else?
>>
>>Thanks for your help, oh wise ones...
>>
>>Bob Patin
>>Longterm Solutions
>>bob at longtermsolutions.com
>>615-333-6858
>>http://www.longtermsolutions.com
>>Member of FileMaker Business Alliance and FileMaker TechNet
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