Php Updates?

[Auz]

I'm not sure this is the right foum but...

 

I was wondering how often does TCH update PHP? Mainly, how long after a official release update is it before the servers are patched with the new update?

 

I'm asking this because I ran across this bug:

 

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=21912

 

At least I think its this bug Its supposedly fixed in 4.3.2, although the official release of 4.3.2 is not out yet.

 

Thanks.

[KevinW]

Understand there is a difference between an official release and what PHP calls a release candidate (RC).

 

In my book, a release candidate is equivalent to a "beta" verison of software. In this case, PHP released the first betas of version 4.3.2 on March 13th, and then released a revised (second) beta version on April 29th.

 

I'm not sure what the actual policy is in installing new versions of software. In some cases, security leaks in software may dictate installing a new release sooner than later. Otherwise, generally it is good to allow some time to pass after a new release is official - in order to let things settle in, and any major bug fixes to be addressed.

 

I install Microsoft servers for a living, and I do not allow my customers to download and install new updates (via Microsoft's Windows Update) when they first are released. Rather I download and test them on my internal systems first. I then watch the various newsgroups to see if there are any issues. I may wait a week before installing "critical fixes" to customer systems.

 

Case in point, Microsoft released Q811493 (a critical patch, per Microsoft) for Win2000 and WinXP workstations. Within a day or two of its release, however, there were many, many reports that this fix - if installed on a Windows XP workstation that already had Service Pack 1 installed on it - would cause the workstation to slowdown to a crawl!

 

-kw