Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:45:58 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Markus Mayer <iwc_aspen@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: port updates Message-ID: <200603150945.58547.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY108-F166B4157C65769A56A458884E60@phx.gbl> References: <BAY108-F166B4157C65769A56A458884E60@phx.gbl>
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On Wednesday 15 March 2006 02:34, Markus Mayer wrote: > Hi all, > got a question about port updates. > I run a FreeBSD Box 5.4 release. I use the > server for webapps with php and mysql enabled, > also samba an ssh is running. Everything works fine > and stable. > Now i update the ports on my machine via CVSup and check the > installed packages for newer versions. > > Now my question: > Do i run in trouble if i update my installed packages > like apache, php or mysql ? or does it work without problems. > Is it necessary to backup my config files and databases ? > Or what is the best way to get my apps up to date ? > I find Apache always tries to install a new ../data, so, I always link data to a data on a different disk. Then, I unlink data and ln -sf /usr3/data data and I am back in business. You have to stop apache and start apache to get the new version running. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://www.soyandina.com/ "I am Andean project". http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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