What to do? (new install and stuck with 7.5.4)

[macroexp]

Hey all. I'm building a new server, and I'm stuck with a license for Plesk 7.5.4. I've been using ART rpm's for a while on the server that's being replaced, and I need some suggestions on what to do.

I REALLY don't want to install FC3. My skill level with linux/packages/compiling/etc is "very high" so I'm open to all options - but basically, I just want to go with a distro that is somewhat recent, with some modicum of security updates. From what I can gather, the ATR rpms will let me install 7.5.4 on FC4, but that's not much better than FC3.

I'll even go with something else, CentOS, Suse, whatever, as long as it's more recent and has some sort of a future! What is my best avenue here?

Help!

Thanks all,

Mike

[macroexp]

Well, I couldn't wait, so I installed CentOS 4.5...

I'm not sure I can get PSA 7.5.4 to install (currently "Processing Conflict: mysql conflicts psa < 8.1") -- I'm going to keep at it, and I'm still open to any suggestions.

[macroexp]

OK, well hopefully at least these postings will help some other poor soul in the same situation.

I got Plesk 7.5.4 to install. I initially ran the atomic.sh setup script, then manually added the atomic plesk 7.5.4 channel to the atomic yum repo file. After running an update, I had to remove mysql (which had been updated to the 7.5.4-incompatible 5.xx version). Then I reinstalled mysql from the CentOS repos by doing "yum --disablerepo=atomic install mysql-server".

Then, to install plesk, "yum --exclude mysql-server install psa"

It seems happy now, now the hard work starts (moving a million domains from two servers onto this thing).

Um, thanks to the server for hosting my posts.

Honestly though, thanks ATR. AtomicRocketTurtle rocks. Without you guys Plesk would be a lot harder to deal with.

[macroexp]

Oh, I also put in an "exclude = mysql*" in /etc/yum.conf so it won't get in the way of future updates.