Upgrade from v4.2.1 to 4.2.2 using patch

[sdhild99]

On the php.net/downloads page there is an ability to download a small patch that allows you to upgrade from PHP v4.2.1 to v4.2.2, but can anyone please explain me HOW you apply this patch?

I have no clue how to do it, and there are no explanations to my knowledge on the php web site, nor included with the patch.

Thanks in advance

Sven from Norway 😉

[sdhild99]

Hello people! Are you serious?? Don't tell me that noone that is in this forum doesn't know this?

[yelvington]

Patch is a standard Unix utility. From the man page:

PATCH(1)

NAME
patch - apply a diff file to an original

SYNOPSIS
patch [options] [originalfile [patchfile]]

   but usually just

   patch -pnum <patchfile

DESCRIPTION
patch takes a patch file patchfile containing a difference
listing produced by the diff program and applies those
differences to one or more original files, producing
patched versions. Normally the patched versions are put
in place of the originals. Backups can be made; see the
-b or --backup option. The names of the files to be
patched are usually taken from the patch file, but if
there's just one file to be patched it can specified on
the command line as originalfile.

[sdhild99]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm using Windows 2000.

The patch file is just 54KB, while the php4ts.dll file (which I assume is the 'engine') is 1MB

[piersk]

If you are using windows 2000, then just download the latest binary from here. Its far easier with windows to reinstall it (or at least I found it easier...)