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Topic: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

==== Required information ====
- iRedMail version (check /etc/iredmail-release): 0.9.2
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: CentOS 6.5
- Store mail accounts in which backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL): MySQL
- Web server (Apache or Nginx): Apache
- Manage mail accounts with iRedAdmin-Pro? NO
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Is it safe for my iRedMail server to upgrade php from 5.3.3 (oryginally instaled with iRedMail) to version 5.6.x?

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Re: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

Which yum repo do you use? Is it compatible with official CentOS yum repo?

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Re: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

xnicram@poczta ~]$ yum repolist
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto
Determining fastest mirrors
epel/metalink             |  23 kB     00:00      * epel: epel.mirrors.ovh.net
base                      | 3.7 kB     00:00     epel                      | 4.3 kB     00:00     epel/primary_db           | 5.8 MB     00:00     extras                    | 3.4 kB     00:00     extras/primary_db         |  37 kB     00:00     iRedMail                  | 2.9 kB     00:00     slc6-scl                  | 2.6 kB     00:00     updates                   | 3.4 kB     00:00     updates/primary_db        | 749 kB     00:00     repo id  repo name                         statusbase     CentOS-6 - Base                    6,696epel     Extra Packages for Enterprise Lin 12,150extras   CentOS-6 - Extras                     62iRedMail iRedMail                              90slc6-scl Scientific Linux CERN (SLC6) - SC  2,472updates  CentOS-6 - Updates                   139repolist: 21,609

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Re: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

Scientific Linux should be compatible with CentOS.

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Re: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

I'm not to good with linux... your answer mean that my iRedMail 0.9.2 will work without any problems if I upgrade my php from 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

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Re: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

Hi,
in my installation i have PHP 5.6.22 from RemiCollet repository and CentOS 6.8 .
Everything works like a charm.

Mattia

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Re: Is it safe to upgrade existing php 5.3.3 to 5.6.x?

I do upgrade to 5.6.23 and it's look like that all is ok.

Thanks!