Re: why can't I upgrade php?

[Robert L Cochran <cochranb speakeasy net>]

> Or from another machine you reference the the hostname in the browser's 
> address bar:
>
> http://your.host.name/info.php

I should have written (in place of the above):

"Or from another machine on the local network...".

That is, not from another machine on the internet. Not unless you have 
registered a domain and done the DNS stuff correctly. And if your local 
DNS isn't working, you won't see anything from another machine on the 
local network, either.


Bob





> linbox wrote:
>
> > Robert L Cochran wrote:
> >
> > > To answer this and your earlier query:
> > >
> > > The reason rpm failed is because you need to install all the other 
> > > packages that php is split into, too:
> > >
> > > rpm -Fvh php* php-ldap* php-mysql*...
> > >
> > > (correct the paths to the RPM files as needed.) In other words, you 
> > > freshen all of the php files, all at the same time. php-imap has a 
> > > dependency on php in the same version.
> > >
> > > In your document root in /var/www/html, is there a file named 
> > > info.php that has the <? phpinfo() ?> script in it? You should be 
> > > able to see the phpinfo with a standard install of both httpd and php 
> > > (provided, of course, that you have not incorrectly updated the 
> > > config files httpd.conf and php.ini.)
> > >
> > > It's very strange that you can't get this working from a fresh 
> > > install, so you must have made extensive changes to httpd.conf and 
> > > php.ini.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> > > linbox wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am trying to upgrade to the latest stable php, and I get the 
> > > > following message with rpm -Uvh php-4.3.4-1.1.i386.rpm (even if I 
> > > > try the --force tag).
> > > >
> > > > warning: php-4.3.4-1.1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 
> > > > 30c9ecf8
> > > > error: Failed dependencies:
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-imap-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-ldap-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-mysql-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-odbc-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-pgsql-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-domxml-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-snmp-4.3.3-6
> > > >        php = 4.3.3-6 is needed by (installed) php-xmlrpc-4.3.3-6
> > > >
> > > > I get a similar error if I try to erase (rpm -e) the old php file.
> > > >
> > > > What am I doing wrong?
> > > >
> > > >
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> > Thanks, I downloded all the updates and updated to 4.3.4 with no 
> > change in the blank screen problem.  Googling around, many users seem 
> > to have the blank screen with php problem, but I have yet to see a 
> > post with a solution.
> >
> > I made only a few minor changes to the httpd.conf and php.ini files.  
> > I had backed up the original files, and I just restored them and 
> > rebooted my system.
> >
> > Still the same blank screen problem.  Something is broken somewhere.  :-{
> >
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