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Re: PHP Update [message #179171 is a reply to message #179170]

Tue, 18 September 2012 08:30

M. Strobel
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Am 18.09.2012 08:09, schrieb Adam Harvey:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:48:08 +0200, Christoph Becker wrote:
>> M. Strobel wrote:
>>> PHP 5.2 is still supported, no reason to upgrade for security reasons.
>>
>> AFAIK PHP 5.2 is still supported by some Linux distros by backporting
>> important bug fixes, but the "official" support ended with 5.2.16 in
>> December 2010, see <http://php.net/archive/2010.php>. 5.2.17 fixed a
>> critical vulnerability and was released 3 weeks after 5.2.16.
>
> That's correct. The only officially supported stable versions (outside of
> distribution backports) are 5.3 and 5.4.

I was wrong saying it is still supported, see authoritative information at
http://www.php.net/eol.php

So the correct answer to OP is: upgrade.

There are links to migration guides at php.net.

/Str.

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		PHP Update By: jwcarlton on Mon, 17 September 2012 09:31
		Re: PHP Update By: M. Strobel on Mon, 17 September 2012 12:48
		Re: PHP Update By: Christoph Becker on Mon, 17 September 2012 13:48
		Re: PHP Update By: Adam Harvey on Tue, 18 September 2012 06:09
		Re: PHP Update By: M. Strobel on Tue, 18 September 2012 08:30

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