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Re: [LUG] Apache security flaw - my website cracked

 

Ben Goodger wrote:
> PHP 4.3.10.
> You're right. It's probably a good idea to upgrade to 5.n at some point,
> but
> Shaun doesn't want to ruin a hundred days of uptime.

A hacked server is *not* preferable to uptime stats.

Besides, you don't need to reboot to upgrade PHP, it's only a case of
upgrading a few packages. If you've got broken PHP that relies on PHP4
then that's your own fault, most PHP4->5 upgrades are painless.

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