I have RH9 and it has PHP 4.2.2 as the latest RPM. Since PHP, Apache,
and PostgreSQL are all hard to compile and get talking together, I
prefer sticking with the RPM angle of installation through RH's
Add/Remove Applications control panel.
I noticed that RHN (Red Hat Network) online website has a channel I
can access to download RPMs. It provides a whole range of RPMs,
including ones for Severn Beta 2. As you know, Severn Beta 2 was what
RH10 was going to be before RH forked the code into Fedora (a.k.a.,
"Bug Hat") and RHEL 3. Anyway, when I went looking through the Severn
RPMs, I noticed that the PHP versions were 4.3.x!
I started to wonder, can I install a Severn RPM for PHP 4.3.x on to
RH9? If so, what about Severn's Apache and PostgreSQL? Does this have
other implications and problems if it even permits installation at
all?
So, if you have free time and a spare crash-and-test box, I would
appreciate it if one could test this theory out. Unfortunately, I'm
mired in a tape backup nightmare right now and I'm spending my lunch
hour here, daydreaming "what if" scenarios...
Thanks.