Posted by belief on October 19, 2007 at 3:55pm
5.2
0% (0 votes)
5.3
0% (0 votes)
5.5
0% (0 votes)
5.7
0% (0 votes)
6.0 RC1
0% (0 votes)
6.0 RC2
0% (0 votes)
6.0 RC3
0% (0 votes)
6.0 RC4
100% (2 votes)
Total votes: 2
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Actually also 6.0 RC2
I've also got 6.0 RC2 installed just for toying and testing.
Just wanted to point out
Just wanted to point out that 6.0 is beta 1 and beta 2... folks should hold off using these on production sites at least until the RC stage. Really, it's not a bad idea to wait for the final release. ; ) (Speaking as one who's been burned before.)
Event then, waiting is still needed...
We try to stay on top of Drupal versions here at work. We put out our first community site for clients on Drupal 4.7 and then upgraded to Drupal 5. We've also built a new web site on Drupal 5. We look forward to and plan to upgrade to Drupal 6 as soon as we can, but there are several things to consider.
We're not going to use Drupal 6 until it's been in released for probably at least a month to make sure there aren't any post release issues. The devs that handle the releases have done an excellent job in the past making sure there aren't any, but problems occur even when your process and execution is perfect.
Of course, there's no chance that we'll actually go within a month or even two given the modules we use. I expect it will be closer to 3 to 6 months before nearly all of the modules we use get updated to Drupal 6. Then, we have to start evaluating which of the remaining modules we need to drop, replace with different modules, offer patches to upgrade ourselves, etc.
Finally, once all that's done and we've got a staging system in place and working with the upgrade, we'll perform the site maintenance and upgrade.
For my church, the site is much smaller and maintained only by me, so I'm not quite so rigorous about the process, but it's the same process. I still have a staging instance, I still have to make sure all the modules have come over, etc.
Don't get me started on my personal site... which is still 4.7 because I'm too lazy to go through the upgrade process...
The one I'm now using
I need to install 5.3, the new stable version in Drupal as I have to build a forum integrated with it.
Well, to me, it's not bad but still feel that it's not easy in use for an asian. @_@
Our Host Offers 5.1 with PHP 4.4.4 & MySql 4.1.22-standard
Our Host Offers 5.1 with PHP 4.4.4 & MySql 4.1.22-standard
I observe that 5.5 is the most current stable release and that PHP 5.2 is highly
recommended for ease of upgrade to 6.0 (when released).
Should I ask our server host to upgrade Drupal, PHP, and MySql?
WDYT?
http://thebridgechristianlifecenter.com
Pastor David
To pastordavid : It depends
To pastordavid : It depends on what your church total need is...but I think that it's better using a less critical version. Let's say, the latest one which can suit your server's requirement.
To all of you: please vote again as the new version come out...many thanks, :)
re: pastordavid
I would definitely recommend starting to put the pressure on for some upgrades. The reason for the recommendation of PHP 5.2+ is that future Drupal releases will not be compatible with PHP 4 anymore - see http://www.gophp5.org/ for more information. I use self-installed Drupal, so what's available from my host doesn't matter to me (I'm on 5.3 at the moment, haven't gotten around to untarring 5.5 yet), but from my host I do have PHP 5.2 and MySQL 5.1. While you may not need them immediately, it would definitely be a good idea to bring it up now, in case it takes a while for your host to get things together.
Our host was kind enough to
Our host was kind enough to upgrade Drupal from 5.1 to 5.3
He also promised to speak with other users about the impact of upgrading
PHP from 4.4.4 to 5.2 and to inquire about upgrading MySql from 4.1.22-standard
to 5.1-standard.
His concern is that the apps others are running may be disabled or harmed by
the upgrade - but hoped they may also want to update their apps.
There appear to be both performance and security benefits to the updates!
I suppose the worst-case solution if we decide we have to have the updates
is to move to a dedicated server. But that is down the road and a costly
choice.
Blessings to all from sunny Florida!
http://firstbaptistchurchsh.com
Pastor David
http://thebridgechristianlifecenter.com
Pastor David
nice host!
Sounds like a great host to offer to do that for you!
Our hosting service has some servers running PHP 4 and some PHP 5. When asked, they simply moved our account over to a PHP 5 server - so that may be a way for your host to proceed.
PHP 4 end of life
FYI, PHP4 is at the end of it's life. php.net announced that the php4 end of like is December 31st of this year. They will support security updates for several months after that but look for PHP 4 to no longer have security updates in the next year. It's days are numbered.
Your hosts concern about apps being disabled in an upgrade to php 5 is valid. There are some major changes in some things like object handling that may affect some people.
If you want to upgrade to drupal 5.5 it should be pretty painless. Just download drupal 5.5, decompress it, and copy all the files except the sites directory over to replace your existing files in your drupal install. The only changes made were to the file system. Drupal 5.5 is a security release so don't expect any new features.
FYI, according to Dries (the drupal project lead) Php 4 runs faster than 5... so you actually loose a slight amount of performance when you switch. But, on a small site you'd never notice... http://buytaert.net/drupal-webserver-configurations-compared
Matt Farina
www.innovatingtomorrow.net
www.geeksandgod.com
www.mattfarina.com
Our host, bdarby.com has
Our host, bdarby.com has offered to look into making his
newest server Drupal 5.5 (looking ahead to 6.x), PHP 5.x,
and MySQL 5.x
If anyone is looking for a Drupal-friendly server you may
want to check out his services - great prices too! (Note:
His help and info pages are outdated, he plans to update
them soon to show CPanel instead of Plesk, etc.)
Blessings to all from sunny Florida!
http://firstbaptistchurchsh.com
Pastor David
http://thebridgechristianlifecenter.com
Pastor David
Thank you Pastor for the
Thank you Pastor for the hosting packages info, but it's still expensive to me in setting up the website...I'm just a poor guy. :(
Our Web host is offering both PHP 4.x and 5.x
Our Web host, bdarby.com, is making both PHP 4.x and 5.x available
on the server.
Users may select which is most compatible with their app. Really neat!
Still hoping he will also upgrade Drupal from 5.3 to 5.5 and also
upgrade MySQL.
He has also created a subdomain test.firstbaptistchurchsh.com for me
to use as my testbed.
As soon as PHP 5.x shows up I will load Drupal via Fantastico.
How do I upgrade my current Drupal install on firstbaptistchurchsh.com
to take advantage of PHP 5.x instead of the PHP 4.x that was the only
option when I loaded it?
A blessed CHRIST-mas to all!
http://firstbaptistchurchsh.com
Pastor David
http://thebridgechristianlifecenter.com
Pastor David
Nothing, just switch
Switching from PHP 4 to PHP 5 should be a no brainer. Just switch. As far as I know, there's shouldn't be any notably problem just changing your PHP version.
Does this method to use PHP5
Does this method to use PHP5 (see below) sound compatible with Drupal?
I will add it to the existing live site as well as the new testing site.
Do I need to reboot or anything else for the existing live site to recognize PHP5?
If there are any problems caused to the live site what would be the likely symptoms?
Our server host said to just add this line to the .htaccess file:
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php .php4 .php3 .phtml</code"A blessed New Year to all!
http://firstbaptistchurchsh.com
Pastor David
http://thebridgechristianlifecenter.com
Pastor David
I am using 5.7
I am using 5.7