[PEAR-CORE] Re: PEAR Box Updates

On 4 June 2024 12:57:29 BST, Chuck Burgess <demon=2Egene@gmail=2Ecom> wrote=
:
>Thanks for checking things out, Derrick=2E  I'll see about coming up with
>alternative installation instructions for users still relying on the PEAR
>site as a download channel=2E  Once I get that figured out, I'll look at
>announcing a retirement of the website=2E

It's going to be fairly easy to make a static site out of it=2E But there =
are still some people making releases=2E There were a handful this year=2E=
=20

The static site we can probably host on downloads=2Ephp=2Enet - we're movi=
ng the windows downloads there too=2E=20

cheers=20
Derick=20

>On Tue, Jun 4, 2024, 04:57 Derick Rethans <derick@php=2Enet> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've just had a poke around, and this machine is running a very outdate=
d
>> Debian, and also still runs PHP 5=2E6=2E I can update the OS, but that =
won't
>> have PHP 5=2E6 any more=2E Somebody who knows the code well will have t=
o do
>> that=2E
>>
>> The database tables area also still latin1, and not utf-8=2E That is go=
ing
>> be causing a major issue if we upgrade MariaDB (version 10 right now)
>> too I suspect =E2=80=94 it did for the PECL machine=2E
>>
>> If there is nobody that is willing to take care of that from the PEAR
>> community, I suggest we perhaps should phase out the PEAR project=2E It=
 is
>> not responsible to have such an old machine running=2E
>>
>> The current PECL installer is still the pear installer, and bundled
>> through PHP, but we are working on a new extensions installer based on
>> composer tech, once the new PECL installer PIE is ready, the PHP projec=
t
>> also wouldn't depend on PEAR any more=2E
>>
>> cheers,
>> Derick
>>
>> On Sun, 2 Jun 2024, Chuck Burgess wrote:
>>
>> > Hey Derick,
>> > Since the guys never responded, I went ahead and created your shell
>> account
>> > using basic instructions, assuming nothing special was needed=2E  I a=
lso
>> > added you to all the admin groups that I'm already in (e=2Eg=2E *sudo=
*)=2E
>> > Initial password is XXXXXX=2E=2E=2E let me know if it works for you=
=2E
>> > CRB
>> > *about=2Eme/ashnazg <http://about=2Eme/ashnazg>*
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 11:16=E2=80=AFAM Chuck Burgess <demon=2Egene@=
gmail=2Ecom>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Rasmus or Martin,
>> > >
>> > > Can one of you create a shell account for Derick on the PEAR box?
>> > >
>> > > CRB
>> > > *about=2Eme/ashnazg <http://about=2Eme/ashnazg>*
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 8:04=E2=80=AFAM Chuck Burgess <demon=2Egene=
@gmail=2Ecom>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Yes, jump box is in place=2E  I'll defer to the others on creating=
 the
>> > >> shell account=2E
>> > >> CRB
>> > >>
>> > >> On Mon, Jan 22, 2024, 07:30 Derick Rethans <derick@php=2Enet> wrot=
e:
>> > >>
>> > >>> Hi,
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I don't have ssh access to the machine=2E The wiki says that only=
 mj,
>> > >>> rasmus, and cweiske have that=2E I've cced them in case they can =
give
>> me
>> > >>> access (unless you can too)=2E
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Is the jump server setup for this machine too? (is, no access wit=
hout
>> > >>> going through our bastion?
>> > >>>
>> > >>> cheers
>> > >>> Derick
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> On 20 January 2024 16:55:35 GMT, Chuck Burgess <demon=2Egene@gmai=
l=2Ecom
>> >
>> > >>> wrote:
>> > >>> >Yes please, Derick, if you could do those upgrades, that would b=
e
>> great
>> > >>> :)
>> > >>> >I don't actually know which *service *hosts the box, just that a=
s *
>> > >>> pear=2Ephp=2Enet
>> > >>> ><http://pear=2Ephp=2Enet>*, it's one of the *php=2Enet <http://p=
hp=2Enet>
>> > >>> *boxes,
>> > >>> >so my *general-guess* answer would be "*you guys*" ;)
>> > >>> >CRB
>> > >>> >*about=2Eme/ashnazg <http://about=2Eme/ashnazg>*
>> > >>> >
>> > >>> >
>> > >>> >On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 1:13=E2=80=AFPM Derick Rethans <derick@p=
hp=2Enet>
>> wrote:
>> > >>> >
>> > >>> >> On 15 January 2024 18:48:49 GMT, Chuck Burgess <
>> demon=2Egene@gmail=2Ecom>
>> > >>> >> wrote:
>> > >>> >> >Hey folks,
>> > >>> >> >
>> > >>> >> >I was troubleshooting an issue with *Apache *on the *PEAR* bo=
x,
>> when
>> > >>> I
>> > >>> >> >realized that I don't actually know who is responsible/allowe=
d to
>> > >>> pull in
>> > >>> >> >package updates from *apt* for that box=2E  As* root,* am I c=
lear
>> to be
>> > >>> >> doing
>> > >>> >> >that myself?  Or should I defer to the security team?  I'm
>> > >>> definitely a
>> > >>> >> bit
>> > >>> >> >leery of performing a *box restart* myself, since I'd have no
>> clue
>> > >>> who to
>> > >>> >> >contact (aside from this list) if the box didn't come back up
>> clean=2E
>> > >>> >> >
>> > >>> >> >CRB
>> > >>> >> >*about=2Eme/ashnazg <http://about=2Eme/ashnazg>*
>> > >>> >>
>> > >>> >> Who hosts the box?
>> > >>> >>
>> > >>> >> I wouldn't be too worried about upgrading the machine=2E If yo=
u'd
>> prefer
>> > >>> >> someone else to do that, I can, as I've been doing it for all =
non
>> pear
>> > >>> >> machines=2E We'd likely need yobuigrade to bookworm too=2E
>> > >>> >>
>> > >>> >> cheers
>> > >>> >> Derick
>> > >>> >>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> >
>>
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