Best server OS for running up-to date software
- by rjstelling
I need to configure a server (*nix) that runs our (bespoke) CMS and Applications.
In the bast I have defaulted to using Cent OS 5, but I find this difficult to upgrade the software to the versions we require.
For example, we need PHP 5.3, but CentOS 5 has 5.2. Updating is fine but breaks something else (normally MySQL support in PHP).
Eventually it will get to a situation where I can't upgrade because of missing dependancies and incompatible versions.
Error: Missing Dependency: httpd = 2.2.3-43.el5.centos.3 is needed by package httpd-devel-2.2.3-43.el5.centos.3.i386 (updates)
Is there a better alternative OS for hassle free updates, I need:
Apache 2.2.17 (the development version for apxs)
MySQL 5.5.8
PHP 5.3.5