Re: [cobalt-users] PHP3.0.16 on RaQ2

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Bjoern A. Bloehdorn" <BBloehdorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> my raq2 is running fine with mysql and php3.0.7.
> but i need a php version greater than 3.0.9
> i found php3.0.16 on ftp.cobaltnet.com, but i cant install.
> can anyone give me a tutorial how to install php3.0.16?

In case you don't know, 3.0.16 is a release from the summer of 2000.  I'd
advise upgrading to PHP4 so you don't have to do a second upgrade in the
near future.  PHP4 has many advantages (speed, functionality, bug fixes,
functionality, functionality, ...) and many commercial and open source
programs will not work with PHP3.  Installing it on a RaQ2 will require
installing from the source tarball as I'm not aware of any RPMs for PHP4 for
mips-based (RaQ1/2) machines.  I have successfully installed PHP4.1.1 and
Apache 1.3.21 in case you wonder whether it can be done.

But if you must go with PHP 3.0.16, the Cobalt RPM should work.  What have
you tried and what errors did you get?  You'll probably have to uninstall
the 3.0.7 RPMs first, then install the 3.0.16 RPMs.  To find out which RPMs
you have installed do:

rpm -qa | grep -i php

Then do the following to uninstall them:

rpm -e packagename

If you get errors try the packages in a different order or add the --nodeps
flag.  Then to install the new RPMs do "rpm -i packagename", changing the
order you try to install the packages if there are multiple packages.  If
you have problems, post the detail to the list and we'll help.

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