From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 23 08:24:59 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@nevdull.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D8C97396 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:24:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matthew@freebsd.org) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1:3cd3:cd67:fafa:3d78]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk", Issuer "infracaninophile.co.uk" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7C0C8DB3 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:24:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matthew@freebsd.org) Received: from ox-dell39.ox.adestra.com (no-reverse-dns.metronet-uk.com [85.199.232.226] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.15.1/8.15.1) with ESMTPSA id t5N8OdQV006478 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:24:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@freebsd.org) Authentication-Results: smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk; dmarc=none header.from=freebsd.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.9.2 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk t5N8OdQV006478 Authentication-Results: smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk/t5N8OdQV006478; dkim=none reason="no signature"; dkim-adsp=none; dkim-atps=neutral X-Authentication-Warning: lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk: Host no-reverse-dns.metronet-uk.com [85.199.232.226] (may be forged) claimed to be ox-dell39.ox.adestra.com Message-ID: <558917BC.30804@freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:24:28 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting ports updated on an older FreeBSD (5.1) References: <5587E158.2020702@physik.rwth-aachen.de> <20150622160929.GC92373@ozzmosis.com> <558911D3.4030109@physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <558911D3.4030109@physik.rwth-aachen.de> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="pvuVvKdT87LE7jXeaRe1RT06tTTohWRDk" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.98.7 at lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:25:00 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --pvuVvKdT87LE7jXeaRe1RT06tTTohWRDk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 06/23/15 08:59, Christoph Kukulies wrote: > Although you may be right with regard to obsoleteness of 5.0.0 and my > 5.1 version in general, > I'm wondering whether it would be possible to > run a 10.1 executable under 5.1 (possible link it statically?). 5.1 Release happened during a particularly difficult period for FreeBSD development. As I recall, it was quite quickly superseded by 5.2 release due to technical inadequacies, and it wasn't until the 6.x series that FreeBSD really got back on track. > At the moment I'm urgently in need to update an intranet forum (pbpBB3)= to > a 3.1.5 version and this requires a newer (>=3D 5.3.3) version of php. Your quickest and most reliable way forward is to upgrade your FreeBSD box to something supported. Given you're starting from such an old base, the way I'd approach this is to buy a new hard drive, install it in parallel with your old drive (if possible) and then create a new install of FreeBSD 10.1, install all the software you need and migrate over the configurations, passwd file etc. from the old system. Although 5.1 release is so old now, you much have trouble getting hold of disks compatible with your hardware -- I think that pre-dates the common availability of both SAS and SATA... 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