Question about php versions, security, and performance

[wade-w]

Hi;

I have just recently been asked to take over the systems administration of a site running vbulletin 3.0.3. First thing I did was apply the most recent security patches. Next, I started looking at the server setup itself. I noticed that the site is running php 4.3.8. Now, with the known security issues with this version, something needs to be done about that ASAP. However, we are already having intermittent problems with site performance, so given the documented problems with unserialize() I am reluctant to upgrade to 4.3.10.

Now, I normally do not favor running dev releases of software on a production server, but in this case I think it may be warranted. Has anyone here experienced problems after installing a recent CVS version of php? What issues did you encounter?

Thanks!

[wade-w]

Oops. I see I posted this in the wrong forum. If some kind soul could move it I would be grateful.

Sorry!

[Steve Machol]

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