Chapter 32. Performing Software Upgrades

In this chapter, you learn the following:

• How to keep up-to-date with new software releases

• How to upgrade between minor versions of MySQL

• How to upgrade between minor versions of Apache

• How to upgrade between minor versions of PHP

Throughout this book, you have been reminded to seek out information about new versions of PHP, Apache, and MySQL, and to be mindful of updates. Also, you have been shown how to add functionality to PHP at build time, but only in the context of installing the software. In this short chapter, you learn how to update your already installed software over the normal course of time, without wreaking havoc on your system.

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