Disadvantages of running software through compat5x?

[Glenn Dawson]

At 02:55 AM 12/12/2005, Ashley Moran wrote:
>I have only one machine left running 5.4, but unfortunately it's a live web
>and database server (tight budget!) so I don't like tinkering with it too
>much.
>
>I was going to reinstall it with 6.0 and I just wondered if there was any
>reason why you shouldn't run a production server on the compat5x port for any
>length of time.  I can't afford the downtime to remove all the ports and
>re-install them.

Unless there's something specific you need that 6.0 has and 5.4 
doesn't, I'd say leave the machine the way it is.  An upgrade like 
that on a production system is just inviting problems.

-Glenn


>Ashley
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