On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Brian Olesen wrote: > Hi Andor, > Thanks a bunch for you answer. > I'll wait with further updates till I have a simelar system ready. > Any way I need a a server for backup purposes, so I gotta do it sooner or > later. no worries mate. > Best regards > Brian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andor Demarteau" <andor@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:37 PM > Subject: Re: Can yum do any harm to my system? > > > > On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Brian Olesen wrote: > > > Well by damage I mean do thinks that will make my php and sql > > > applications > > > and other web stuff malfunction. Offcourse I don't mean physically > > > damaging > > > the system. > > in general php is very nice and far backwards-compatible > > However, sometiems some functions get depricated and ultimately may be > > removed as well. > > Also, with a new installastion some security-settings might change asw ell > > (i.e. registred_globals) > > > > In general linux has a good record of backwards-compatibility as far as > > I've seen it over the last 7.5 years or so. > > But the odd thing might always happen. > > If you want to be sure you have to check the changelogs of the > > applications before installing them. > > > > As I'm a debian-user I dunno if this is possible, but always see what the > > upgrade is going to change install new/upgrade or posssibly remove. > > Specially if you are running on-the-edge unstable versions of your distro. > > > > If the server is that critical to you, install a second identical system > > (identical as in software) and upgrade that one first. > > Then check if everything works okay before upgrading the time-critical > > system. > > > > kind regards, > > Andor > > > > > Best regards > > > Brian > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > -- > > Andor Demarteau E-mail: andor@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > student computer science www: http://www.nl.linux.org/~andor > > UU based & VU guest-student jabber,icq,msn,voip: do ask ;) > > ----------- > > chairman Stichting Studiereizen Storm 2002-2004 > > vice-chairman USF Studentenbelangen executive committee 2002-2003 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Andor Demarteau E-mail: andor@xxxxxxxxxxxx student computer science www: http://www.nl.linux.org/~andor UU based & VU guest-student jabber,icq,msn,voip: do ask ;) ----------- chairman Stichting Studiereizen Storm 2002-2004 vice-chairman USF Studentenbelangen executive committee 2002-2003 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list