[Ubuntu] MapServer 6.4 on Ubuntu 12.04

[Dylan Rawlins]

Hi Alex,

Thanks very much. I didn't know about apt pinning so I will investigate
further and try and apply it to a downgraded version of PHP and apache
so that my mapscript will be compatible.

Much appreciated

Dylan

On Thu, 2014-01-23 at 00:42 -0800, Alex Mandel wrote:

> On 01/22/2014 11:11 PM, Dylan Rawlins wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I submitted this under a different thread last week but I see that it
> > pertains to the issues raised in this thread as well.
> > 
> > I am running Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit) and it automatically updated my
> > apache to 2.4.6. That caused my PHP version to stop working correctly so
> > I upgraded that to PHP 5.5.7.
> > 
> > I managed to get PHP and apache working but the installation of
> > php5-mapscript broke. I purged it and attempted to reinstall but got the
> > following error message:
> > 
> > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > php5-mapscript : Depends: phpapi-20090626
> > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> > 
> > This seems to be a recurring problem with other php packages but I
> > haven't been able to find any solutions yet. Is it possible that I will
> > need to revert to using FGS Mapserver as at least it isn't subject to
> > updates? Obviously not an ideal option as it is already very outdated
> > but it would get me up and running again.
> > 
> > 
> > Many thanks in advance
> > 
> > Dylan
> >
> 
> You can always opt out of a particular upgrade with apt pinning.
> In the meantime you might want to ppa-purge or revert your php. I
> understand a fix for the apache issue should be available soon.
> 
> This is part of the reason we have a stable repo. If you don't want to
> be caught be upgrades your not expecting. You could also change your apt
> preferences to only take security updates too.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 


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