Make a backup copy of /etc/php.ini before doing the remove/reinstall,
then copy the backup over the reinstalled version if needed.
"goldengull.net administrator" wrote:
> assuming i do remove all my php packages and reinstall with the updated
> RPMs:
> will i lose the /etc/php.ini and other similar files?
> i just don't want to get stuck with php not working in apache or something
> like that.
> i'm assuming that since the update cones from mandrake, they config the RPMs
> to
> install without problems (mostly)
> whee.
> mg
> Digital Wokan wrote:
> >
> > You have no idea how many have been through this now.
> > The most efficient way to fix this is as follows.
> > 1. Download a copy of the latest PHP rpms from the official mirror
> > (don't forget mod_php if you use it as opposed to CGI).
> > 2. Remove your current PHP rpms (rpm -e all of them)
> > 3. Install your downloaded rpms.
> > The problem stems from the scripts invoked in the 4.0.3pl1 rpms. Since
> > these are already committed to CD-ROM, there's little to be done about
> > it now except pass on the word to everyone doing the update about the
> > remove/reinstall requirement.
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