MapGuide RFC 121 - Upgrade Apache, Tomcat and PHP to latest version

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Status

RFC Template Version	(1.0)
Submission Date	29 August 2011
Last Modified	30 August 2011
Author	Mars Wu
RFC Status	adopted
Implementation Status	pending
Proposed Milestone	2.4
Assigned PSC guide(s)	Bruce Dechant
Voting History	(vote date)
+1|Bruce,Tom,Jackie,Trevor,Zac	|
+0
-0
-1
no vote

Overview

This RFC proposes to upgrade Apache, Tomcat and PHP to the latest versions. Until now the latest version for above components are:

1. Apache: 2.2.21
2. Tomcat: 7.0.21
3. PHP: 5.3.8

Motivation

Many security issues and functional defects have been fixed for these components in the latest versions. And it's a good thing if we could upgrade the components in time to avoid risks of upgrading between major releases which might introduce too many changes.

• Change log for Apache could be found here: ​http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2
• Change log for Tomcat could be found here: ​http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/changelog.html
• Change log for PHP could be found here: ​http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8

Note:

• x64 Apache and PHP binaries will be from: ​http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=4228

Proposed Solution

1. Upgrade Apache to 2.2.21
2. Upgrade Tomcat to 7.0.21
3. Upgrade PHP to 5.3.8

Implications

N/A

Test Plan

Build and run on Windows and Linux

Funding / Resources

Autodesk supplied.

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