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Date:      Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:45:58 -0800
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Markus Mayer <iwc_aspen@hotmail.com>
Subject:   Re: port updates
Message-ID:  <200603150945.58547.kstewart@owt.com>
In-Reply-To: <BAY108-F166B4157C65769A56A458884E60@phx.gbl>
References:  <BAY108-F166B4157C65769A56A458884E60@phx.gbl>

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On Wednesday 15 March 2006 02:34, Markus Mayer wrote:
> Hi all,
> got a question about port updates.
> I run a FreeBSD Box 5.4 release. I use the
> server for webapps with php and mysql enabled,
> also samba an ssh is running. Everything works fine
> and stable.
> Now i update the ports on my machine via CVSup and check the
> installed packages for newer versions.
>
> Now my question:
> Do i run in trouble if i update my installed packages
> like apache, php or mysql ? or does it work without problems.
> Is it necessary to backup my config files and databases ?
> Or what is the best way to get my apps up to date ?
>

I find Apache always tries to install a new ../data, so, I always link 
data to a data on a different disk. Then, I unlink data and
ln -sf /usr3/data data
and I am back in business. You have to stop apache and start apache to 
get the new version running.

Kent

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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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