I have asked myself over the years... just what happens during the update process? For instance, the latest updates included updates to php. I'm wondering if apache is restarted or reloaded to read the new php updates? More broadly... if this is done, is it done pretty much for every interrelated update, I guess with the exception of kernel updates? Thanks for all the hard work. Best, John Hinton
John Hinton spake the following on 5/4/2006 12:13 PM:> I have asked myself over the years... just what happens during the > update process? For instance, the latest updates included updates to > php. I'm wondering if apache is restarted or reloaded to read the new > php updates? > > More broadly... if this is done, is it done pretty much for every > interrelated update, I guess with the exception of kernel updates? > > Thanks for all the hard work. > > Best, > John HintonIf I am not mistaken, the individual rpm's need to have post-install scripts to restart whatever processes that are necessary. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!
On Thu, 4 May 2006, John Hinton wrote:> I have asked myself over the years... just what happens during the update > process? For instance, the latest updates included updates to php. I'm > wondering if apache is restarted or reloaded to read the new php updates? > > More broadly... if this is done, is it done pretty much for every interrelated > update, I guess with the exception of kernel updates?You can inspect a package's scripts by doing: rpm -q --scripts php In this case (at least on rhel4as) apache is not restarted/reloaded. Kind regards, -- dag wieers, dag at wieers.com, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]