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MacNasMan
Aug 28, 2011Guide
How to upgrade PHP on Readynas Duo
I'm trying to setup WordPress on my Readynas, and although I'm close, I'm not able to pass this step: Step 7 – Complete WordPress installation Once you’ve saved your file, enter the following in y...
MacNasMan
Aug 28, 2011Guide
Well, I tried to remove existing PHP;
# apt-get remove libapache2-mod-php5
Removing php5-mysql ...
Removing libapache2-mod-php5 ...
It apparently removed MySQL as well. I didn't think this was a problem, but then my FrontView disappeared!
So I re-installed libapache2-mod-php5 and FrontView is back! (that was close!)
Not being a Linux expert, I feel I have enough information to be dangerous and render my server completely kaput! I am thinking I will probably need to go through the removal process again, and install latest version of php5 and mysql manually, but do I risk my OS by doing this?
# apt-get remove libapache2-mod-php5
Removing php5-mysql ...
Removing libapache2-mod-php5 ...
It apparently removed MySQL as well. I didn't think this was a problem, but then my FrontView disappeared!
So I re-installed libapache2-mod-php5 and FrontView is back! (that was close!)
Not being a Linux expert, I feel I have enough information to be dangerous and render my server completely kaput! I am thinking I will probably need to go through the removal process again, and install latest version of php5 and mysql manually, but do I risk my OS by doing this?
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