Re: [SLUG] upgrading php to 5.2 or 5.3 latest version so as to use phpmyadmin

[Ben Donohue <donohueb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes you are right. I had thought that the new version was more secure... 
but even so upgrading php was becoming a nightmare.
I've installed phpmyadmin 2.11 and working ok now.
Thanks all!
Ben


Michael Knight wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> On 21/09/2009, at 3:13 PM, Ben Donohue wrote:
>
> > I"m trying to install phpmydmin but going into it, it says it 
> > requires php 5.3+
>
> Are you sure? The latest version of phpMyAdmin that I can see is 3.2.2 
> and it states that it only requires PHP 5.2 or higher.
>
> PHP 5.3 introduced some pretty significant changes, so it's unlikely 
> any applications at this stage will be requiring it as it can break 
> compatibility with a lot of older web apps.
>
> > I'm using centos 5.3 which comes with php 5.1xxx.
>
>
> You're probably best off using an older version of PhpMyAdmin that 
> will work with your version of PHP (e.g. version 2.11.9.5 as Voytek 
> suggested):
> http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php