php4-mysql missing in Ubuntu?

Dennis Kaarsemaker dennis at kaarsemaker.net
Thu Aug 4 16:28:55 UTC 2005


On do, 2005-08-04 at 12:11 -0400, Al Gordon wrote:
> On 8/4/05, Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis at kaarsemaker.net> wrote:
> > On do, 2005-08-04 at 11:40 -0300, Sebastian Bassi wrote:
> > > It seems php4-mysql is not an official Ubuntu supported package.
> > > Does it means that I can't run php apps that conect to MySQL DBs? (of
> > > course, if I add more repositories I could make it work, but I want to
> > > have a Ubuntu-only system).
> > 
> > It's in the Ubuntu universe repository.
> 
> I wonder if, perhaps, Sebastian was commenting to the fact that if
> something is in the Universe repository, it's not officially supported
> by Ubuntu.
> 
> >From the "Universe" section of http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/components:
> All of this software is compiled against the libraries and using the
> tools that form part of main, so it should install and work well with
> the software in main, but it comes with no guarantee of security fixes
> and support.

Very true. Universe is however actively supported by dedicated members
of the community, called the MOTU (Masters of the Universe).
-- 
Dennis K.
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