I am considering upgrading a Debian web server (apache) from Buster to Bookworm. I am aware I have to do this via the intermediate Bullseye.
Has anyone found any problems updating from either Buster or Bullseye?
graeme_p
5:53 pm on Oct 28, 2023 (gmt 0)
Not had any problems I recall (which may mean minor ones I have forgotten) with a few VPSs.
dstiles
9:27 am on Oct 29, 2023 (gmt 0)
Thanks, Graeme. I've just upgraded a local desktop and an online mail server with no serious problem. I was wondering mainly about the impact of apache on it.
dstiles
3:08 pm on Oct 29, 2023 (gmt 0)
I have just spoted a flaw in the Bullseye to Bookworm upgrade. PHP for apache is not installed correctly and a sequence of installation commands has to be run before PHP can run with apache.
I folowed the instructions at [linuxcapable.com...] and that seems to have fixed it, though not entirely sure as I have only a php info page and a very rudimentary web site to facilitate letsencrypt certificate install and update.
graeme_p
4:59 pm on Nov 3, 2023 (gmt 0)
It does not feel right that you need to add a third party repo to get PHP to work. Hope have it working now?
The Apache docs now recommend using PHP FPM rather than mod PHP. Could the issue be related to that? I ran into it while installing a PHP site on Alpine (well worth a look for Linux VPSs - very light) and found it was easier to go with FPM. Not 100% convinced it is that much better for my use case (Mantis bug tracker for my customers so low traffic and few static files that are not cached) but it seems better supported.
