Updating PHP

[hpicken]

Running FreeBSD 4.2 and PHP 4.0.5 would like
to upgrade to lastest PHP version.

Should I...

1. Remove the previous version first or
2. Install it over the top of the
existing one or
3. Delete all evidence of the existing version
then do a fresh install.

Thanks in Advance.

 

[Hokey]

Did you install PHP from a port or from the source code?
If you did it from the PHP source (full make/install),
did you install PHP as a DSO?

If you install as a port, you should be able to remove that port, download the PHP 4.10 port and reinstall.

If you installed from the source as a DSO, then you should be able to compile the new source as a DSO and replace all PHP files.

If you installed as PHP into Apache (static method), you will need to remove both Apache and PHP and reinstall both.

Hope this helps