Current MySQL and PHP paths and upgrades

For 2023 (and 2024 ...) - we are now fully retired from IT training.
We have made many, many friends over 25 years of teaching about Python, Tcl, Perl, PHP, Lua, Java, C and C++ - and MySQL, Linux and Solaris/SunOS too. Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own risk.

Lisa and I (Graham) now live in what was our training centre in Melksham - happy to meet with former delegates here - but do check ahead before coming round. We are far from inactive - rather, enjoying the times that we are retired but still healthy enough in mind and body to be active!

I am also active in many other area and still look after a lot of web sites - you can find an index ((here))

Upgrading from PHP 4 to PHP 5
Upgrading from MySQL 4.0 to MySQL 4.1

PHP5 was "production released" last July, and MySQL 4.1 became a "GA" release which is their equivalent later in the year. In both cases, the new release is not 100% "plug and play" compatible with the old, and at present most users are still running PHP4 and MySQL 4.0 or even 3.23.

I've been running a MySQL course the last couple of days and even though the customers are using the older versions, I'm showing them the new too and giving some thoughts / ideas as to how they should work so that their current systems will be easily upgraded in the future.

Things particularly effecting the upgrade of PHP / MySQL systems:
- PHP5 object model slightly different to PHP4 model
- MySQL client libraries no longer bundled with PHP5; new Mysqli functions available in their place
- MySQL login password scheme changed at MySQL 4.1

Note - LOTS of lovely new facilities; here I've just noted issues that may be "gotcha"s when transferring code.

For newcomers to PHP and MySQL, the changes between the versions are small enough for our courses to cover both, with you doing your practicals on whichever setup is most appropriate. If you're an existing PHP / MySQL site and looking to plan your upgrade route, let us know and we can provide you with a day or two of training covering the aspects above and other things such as templated queries, SQLite, XML handling and the PHP5 object model.
(written 2005-01-28, updated 2006-06-05)

Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles

S161 - Data Access and Security in MySQL
  [193] The wrong MySQL - (2005-01-29)
  [401] What is an SQL injection attack? - (2005-08-02)
  [535] MySQL permissions and privileges - (2005-12-20)
  [647] Checking for MySQL errors - (2006-03-15)
  [947] What is an SQL injection attack? - (2006-11-27)
  [1131] MySQL - Password security (authentication protocol) - (2007-04-02)
  [2204] Images in a database? How big is a database? (MySQL) - (2009-05-28)
  [2263] Mysqldump fails as a cron job - a work around - (2009-06-30)
  [2647] Removing duplicates from a MySQL table - (2010-02-22)
  [3270] SQL - Data v Metadata, and the various stages of data selection - (2011-04-29)
  [4390] Checking MySQL database backups have worked (not failed) - (2015-01-10)
  [4406] Fixing damaged MySQL tables - Error 1712 and Error 2013 - (2015-01-25)
  [4481] Extracting data from backups to restore selected rows from MySQL tables - (2015-05-01)
  [4491] Web Server Admin - some of those things that happen, and solutions - (2015-05-10)
  [4493] Forgotten / lost MySQL root password - (2015-05-16)

S153 - Sourcing, Running and Configuring MySQL
  [334] Symbolic links and hard links - (2005-06-02)
  [489] Which MySQL server am I using? - (2005-11-07)
  [515] MySQL - an FAQ - (2005-12-03)
  [591] Key facts - SQL and MySQL - (2006-02-04)
  [907] Browser -> httpd -> Tomcat -> MySQL. Restarting. - (2006-10-28)
  [1095] Apache httpd , browser, MySQL and MySQL client downloads - (2007-02-28)
  [1123] mysqldump and mysqlrestore - (2007-03-30)
  [1689] Some sideways thoughts on the news - (2008-06-27)
  [1731] Apache httpd, MySQL, PHP - installation procedure - (2008-08-01)
  [1771] More HowTo diagrams - MySQL, Tomcat and Java - (2008-08-24)
  [1935] Summary of MySQL installation on a Linux system - (2008-12-11)
  [2085] MySQL - licensing issues, even with using the name - (2009-03-16)
  [2209] Monitoring and Tuning your MySQL installation - (2009-05-31)
  [2426] Which version of MySQL am I running? - (2009-09-26)
  [2444] Potted MySQL installation - (2009-10-09)
  [2445] Securing MySQL on a production server - (2009-10-09)
  [2458] Cant connect to local MySQL server through socket /tmp/mysql.sock - (2009-10-17)
  [4487] Starting MySQL. ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file - how we fixed it. - (2015-05-06)

H114 - Sourcing, installing and configuring PHP
  [316] Development Environments - (2005-05-19)
  [481] PHP upgrade - traps to watch - (2005-10-31)
  [934] Clustering, load balancing, mod_rewrite and mod_proxy - (2006-11-21)
  [1667] Checking server performance for PHP generated pages - (2008-06-06)
  [1688] cannot restore segment prot after reloc message - PHP / httpd - (2008-06-26)
  [1768] What is built in to this httpd and PHP? - (2008-08-23)
  [1936] Quick Summary - PHP installation - (2008-12-12)
  [2317] How to make a Risotto (PHP build style) - (2009-08-02)
  [2433] Controlling, supressing, enabling PHP error messages - (2009-10-02)
  [2589] Your PHP code does not work? Here is where to start looking. - (2010-01-18)
  [2646] Compile but do not run PHP - syntax check only - (2010-02-22)
  [3132] Virtual Hosting with Apache http server - an overall scheme, and avoiding common pitfalls - (2011-01-14)
  [3635] Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING on brand new web site - why? - (2012-03-03)
  [3955] Building up from a small PHP setup to an enterprise one - (2012-12-16)
  [4319] PHP - some quick fixes if scripts have issues, and how to use our support - (2014-11-19)
  [4437] Adding a PHP build option, rotating an image based on camera data, and a new look at thumbnails in PHP - (2015-02-22)

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