php 5.2 and additional repos

I have the same question as Topic #2 by don.

I am new the RHEL 5.  We subscribed because we don't have any
> dedicated system admins and wanted to make administration of our
> servers as easy as possible.  But RHEL doesn't have everything we
> need.  In particular, I am very surprised that it doesn't include php
> 5.2, which many php apps are starting to require.
>
> What is the easiest way to install software like php 5.2 on RHEL 5
> without updating virtually all of the system software?  Can I just add
> a repository for yum, like maybe Fedora 10 (or perhaps an older
> version like 9 is more compatible with RHEL 5 core)?  Or should it be
> a repo of sw built specifically for RHEL5?  If so, are there any?
>
> thanks for any advice offered,
> -Don


PHP 5.2 is quickly becoming the standard. There should be a way to manage
this in RHEL.

Your help is appreciated

Bob


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> Hi all,
> I would ask. I just registered server with subscription number, but there
> was an error on hardware environment, and the vendor will be replaced with
> the newest one.
> So, what should I do to register the new machine?
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> Thanks before.
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> I am new the RHEL 5.  We subscribed because we don't have any
> dedicated system admins and wanted to make administration of our
> servers as easy as possible.  But RHEL doesn't have everything we
> need.  In particular, I am very surprised that it doesn't include php
> 5.2, which many php apps are starting to require.
>
> What is the easiest way to install software like php 5.2 on RHEL 5
> without updating virtually all of the system software?  Can I just add
> a repository for yum, like maybe Fedora 10 (or perhaps an older
> version like 9 is more compatible with RHEL 5 core)?  Or should it be
> a repo of sw built specifically for RHEL5?  If so, are there any?
>
> thanks for any advice offered,
> -Don
>
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> If I understand you correctly, you've installed RH on a server but will be
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> If so, then log into the RedHat Network and delete the system profile for
> that system from your subscription list.  When you go to re-install on the
> new hardware, then you should be able to use the subscription number again
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> Jason
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> was an error on hardware environment, and the vendor will be replaced with
> the newest one.
> So, what should I do to register the new machine?
>
> Thanks before.
>
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> Rgds,
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> Hello,
>
> If I understand you correctly, you've installed RH on a server but will be
> re-installing it on new hardware, correct?
>
> If so, then log into the RedHat Network and delete the system profile for
> that system from your subscription list.  When you go to re-install on the
> new hardware, then you should be able to use the subscription number again
> and it will re-register with RH Network again.
>
> Jason
>
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> From: [email protected] on behalf of Wahyu Darmawan
> Sent: Wed 18/03/2009 7:30 AM
> To: Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
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> Hi all,
> I would ask. I just registered server with subscription number, but there
> was an error on hardware environment, and the vendor will be replaced with
> the newest one.
> So, what should I do to register the new machine?
>
> Thanks before.
>
>
> Rgds,
> Wahyu
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