[CentOS] php 5.6 on CentOS 6

H
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:36:42 -0000

On 06/21/2020 02:34 PM, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am 21.06.2020 um 20:30 schrieb H:
>> I am in the process of moving various apps and data off a CentOS 6
server to a new server running CentOS 7. As part of the migration process I need
to upgrade an app and corresponding data files which requires php 5.6. I do have
php 5.5 (and 5.4) installed since earlier but now tried to install php 5.6 from
SCL which failed.
>>
>> This is the package I tried:
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>> https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/rh-php56/
>>
>> but the error message is that there is no package 5.6. Is this correct
and what would the recommended procedure then be since I do need 5.6 for this.
Use Remi's collection or something else? I was hoping SCL would have it
since it is well-tried and easy to sandbox on the computer.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> H
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> PHP 5.6 is EOL. https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php
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> Why would a project like SCL spend any efford on patching that old PHP
release? Everyone using PHP is happy to get a current release. If your
application insists on using 5.6 then move on and look for a different
application.
>
> Alexander
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That was not helpful. I gave the rationale in my e-mail message.