php update from 5.2.3 to 5.2.5 ?

[Jean__]

Hello,

I'm new to ubuntu since 2 weeks.

My question, has anyone experience updating php, the latest and greatest seems to be 5.2.5 while my phpinof() says PHP Version 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2.

Can I just apt-get install php?

If nobody confirms succes on this I'll just let it be, I don't want to screw up all my work so far.

Greets from Groningen netherlands
Jean.

[cdenley]

The latest version of php in ubuntu gutsy is 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2. Security patches are applied, if that is what concerned you.

http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/p/php5/php5_5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2/changelog

[Jean__]

No, as I have to port my stuff anyway to register globals off I thought why not go with the latest available php but I'll stick with the ubuntu default me thinks.
Thanks.

The latest version of php in ubuntu gutsy is 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2. Security patches are applied, if that is what concerned you.

http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/p/php5/php5_5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2/changelog

[canopus4320]

The latest version of php in ubuntu gutsy is 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2. Security patches are applied, if that is what concerned you.

http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/p/php5/php5_5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2/changelog

Just to bump this thread again, is there some way to compile php 5.2.5 from source without breaking anything? (i'm using the default apache2 install with mod_php5 on gutsy)

i would appreciate any solution

[mustang357]

Is there any need for 5.2.5? Typically an ubuntu release is a specific release of an upstream version. With each ubuntu release, the packages are updated to a newer version. The 5.2.3 was compiled into packages and tested to ensure compatibility.

To compile from source (which I don't recommend unless there is a specific feature you need), you would probably have to compile against apache (in my somewhat limited experience).

Hope this helps!

[Guiness]

PHP 5.2.5 users have noticed a considerable performance increase.

http://www.php.net/
The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.5. This release focuses on improving the stability of the PHP 5.2.x branch with over 60 bug fixes, several of which are security related. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to this release.

I'd like to upgrade but still can't find a way. :-(

[Guiness]

Please check out http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26403/info

PHP 5.2.4 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities
PHP 5.2.4 and prior versions are prone to multiple security vulnerabilities. Successful exploits could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions, cause a denial-of-service condition, and potentially execute code.

[cammj]

To compile from source (which I don't recommend unless there is a specific feature you need), you would probably have to compile against apache (in my somewhat limited experience).


depends if apache was built with apxs or not :)

[Guiness]

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 2 comes with PHP 5.2.5
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-2/

To compare the different distributions check out:
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu

Looks like Hardy is better than Gutsy

[mustang357]

If that's the case, why not use the hardy packages and the following tutorial?:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=268687

Edit: I suggest this because hardy isn't yet stable

[jtc]

Please check out http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26403/info

PHP 5.2.4 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities
PHP 5.2.4 and prior versions are prone to multiple security vulnerabilities. Successful exploits could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions, cause a denial-of-service condition, and potentially execute code.

Well, as cdenley mentioned earlier, you do get the security patches.

PHP Version 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.2 is basically PHP version 5.2.3, but with all the current security patches. The reason Ubuntu won't call it 5.2.5 is because they haven't added any of the new functionality.