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Conrad
Asked: 2011-09-08 12:30:01 +0800 CST

Howto install php 5.2.17 on centos 6 x86_64

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Does anyone know how to install php 5.2.17 on a 64bit centos 6 install? I've got a old legacy system that requires php 5.2.17, but centos 6 only supports php 5.3.

I've installed repo's such as webtatic, but had no luck at all.

Should I rather revert back to centos 5 and install it there? Any ideas, I am out?

yum php5 x86-64 centos6

3 Answers

  1. If centos 6 does not support legacy PHP, you are better off running v5 because if you have to mod the OS to trick it into running it, it could open up a security hole. Recommend you use the latest PHP and OS. If that's not possible, then make sure you have very tight security when using old PHP. That's why they update their software. I'm looking for a way to get this to work right for you.

    EDIT: I was beaten to it. Refer to the other poster's wget method. EDIT2: removed useless text.

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  2. Do the following:

    wget http://www.atoomnet.net/php/php-5.2.17/php-5.2.17-1.x86_64.rpm

    Then:

    rpm -ivh php-5.2.17-1.x86_64.rpm

    Then:

    vi /etc/yum.conf

    Add the following under [main]:

    exclude=php*

    If you do all that it should work fine.

    But, I warn you, you should really run the latest version of PHP to insure that your server is secure.

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  3. The atomicturtle repo contains php 5.2.17 x64 rpms for centos 6. Download the necessary packages and install it.

    http://www6.atomicorp.com/channels/atomic/centos/6/x86_64/RPMS/

    Updated link: http://www6.atomicorp.com/channels/atomic/centos/6/x86_64/drpms/

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