so a client particularly wanted php 5.3 for a project and mysql 5.1 but at the moment needs to operate on smallest possible footprint.
i did some research on it and actually found a useful resource for updated php and mysql resources called Dotdeb – http://dotdeb.org
the idea of this repository is to keep the core lamp stack binaries up to date and keep support for the ease of updating (via apt-get)
so upon taking a look i decided to trial it on my personal vps and with my niggles i rolled it out to the work server i manage along with the client too.
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