[Resolved] php version upgrade

drag0n

On my server I installed php 4.3.2, but now I want to install the new version, same with mysql, how would I upgrade? Uninstall first and then install the new ones? what about the settings, etc?

LordShryku

Is this Linux or Windows? Are these binary distributions? RPM's? Source compilations?

MySQL upgrading is explained here

PHP upgrades are usually just a matter of backing up your php.ini file and just overwriting the old files with the new ones.

drag0n

THis would be on a Windows 2k Server
PHP exe install, cgi

LordShryku

Okay, those are generally easier. With MySQL, you can copy your data directory. It holds all of your database information. Then you can un-install, install the new one, overwrite the data directory with your backup, and you're done. Just make sure to shut down the mysqld before doing this, otherwise you'll keep your pid file, and it'll confuse the new build a little bit.

As far as PHP, like I said, backup your php.ini, replace all old files with new ones(delete the old ones if you want), especially the php4ts.dll. Fairly simple.

Just try it out on a test box before doing it to a production server 🙂

drag0n

with php, after I backup php.ini do I need to uninstall php and then reinstall, replace old new ini with old one?

LordShryku

You don't need to uninstall(?). Like I said, you can delete the iles if you want. May be cleaner. Or you could just overwrite them with the new ones. Then, yeah, just move your backed-up php.ini where it needs to go.

drag0n

the php.ini is the same for all the versions?
But what do you mean overwrite? By using the installer, just install everything to the same directory c:\php?

LordShryku

Not for all versions. But with the small jump you're making, most likely. Now if you were jumping from say PHP3 to the current one, there would probably be some noticable differences.

drag0n

what do you mean overwrite? By using the installer, just install everything to the same directory c:\php?

LordShryku

ewwww....installer....yeah..I guess that'll overwrite them....I've never used it...

drag0n

what are some side effects of the installer?

LordShryku

No clue. Never used it. I'm guessing it does nothing more than place the files in C:\php or wherever you tell it, and maybe move some files to the systemroot or systemroot\system32 folders. I've just always done it the manual way. I figure, something like this, it's best to know everything you can about the setup.

drag0n

Hey thanks for all the help, I successfully upgraded PHP with no problems, but now Im stuck with MYSQL upgrade, I dont know which version I have.. on phpinfo() it says I have 3.23, but then when I was about to uninstall it, it said it was 4.0.16 and the newest is 4.0.17 if it was only a .0.01 increase I wouldnt upgrade it... so whats the best and most accurate way?

LordShryku

Well, they made some pretty major upgrades on the new release, so it would be good to upgrade regardless, but the way you do it will depend on your version. If your base version is 4, you can just backup your data directory like I told you above. If it's 3, you should foloow the instructions from the link I gave you on the first post. Going between base versions will need more work done, but it shouldn't be that hard. In fact, I've heard you can do the data directory backup method even between base versions 3 and 4. So either way, backup your data directory. It has all of your information. You can check which version your on by using mysqladmin, and if I remember right, Windows has a GUI winmysqladmin in the bin directory. Try that out....

drag0n

Thanks, everything works now, thanks man!

LordShryku

no problem 🙂