From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 7 08:18:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B310937B401 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:18:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from munk.nu (213-152-51-194.dsl.eclipse.net.uk [213.152.51.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2628043FB1 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:18:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from munk@munk.nu) Received: from munk by munk.nu with local (Exim 4.20) id 19kmXC-0002Cr-1r for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2003 16:18:34 +0100 Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 16:18:34 +0100 From: Jez Hancock To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030807151834.GC7253@users.munk.nu> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20030807142820.GA61244@darkpossum> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030807142820.GA61244@darkpossum> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: User Munk Subject: Re: recompile php/upgrade apache X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:18:36 -0000 On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 09:28:20AM -0500, Redmond Militante wrote: > i have a production server running > freebsd4.8-RELEASE/apache1.3.27-modssl/mod_php4 > > i would like to recompile php4 for gdlib support. i'd also like to > upgrade apache to 1.3.28. i'd like to have minimal downtime if > possible. I believe you can get away with not stopping the server at all. Since apache is running in memory, you can easily upgrade it (and php) whilst it's still running and when you've finished upgrading just issue an 'apachectl restart' and the new binaries will be in effect. -- Jez http://www.munk.nu/