Couldn't fetch it - trying to install php5.4.21

laurentius

laurentius

Hello,

I am just wondering why I am getting this error message below:

Code: 
=> Attempting to fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/php-5.4.21.tar.bz2
fetch: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/php-5.4.21.tar.bz2: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
=> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
=> port manually into /var/ports/distfiles/ and try again.
*** [do-fetch] Error code 1

Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/lang/php5.
*** [install] Error code 1

Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/lang/php5.

Read through some of emails in the mailing list, some say to wait a little bit to be able to install the desired package.

Any idea what's going on?

Thanks!
-Laurent
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Why would you want to use an older, and potentially vulnerable, version?
 
Hello SirDice,

Thanks for your response. I know I can google this file php-5.4.21.tar.bz2 and copy it to /var/ports/distfiles/ directory and do a make install from php5 port. But I just wanted to know, if this version, php5.4.21, is no longer supported by FreeBSD port, or it's just for some other reasons.

Thanks!
-Laurentius
 
The current version of php in the php5.4 family supported by FreeBSD ports is php.5.4.24, and the older version is no longer supported (or available from the port fetch site, as you have seen). As @SirDice suggested, you really should update your ports tree.

This doesn't mean that you can't try to use the older version; it just means that you're on your own (and you will most likely be asked "Why haven't you upgraded?" if you ever ask a question about it)...
 
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Several security issues have been fixed so I urge you to install the latest version and not muck about with an old, unsupported version.
 
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