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Hello,

The php5 committer has changed the way pcre works with php and a few other things. Primarily pcre is now part of the php5 base. Here is what /usr/ports/UPDATING says about it:

20100409:
AFFECTS: users of lang/php5
AUTHOR: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

As of php 5.3, a few extensions were removed from or included into the core
php5 package.  Follow the steps below to update your installation.

1) Delete the following packages (if installed):
- php5-dbase
- php5-ncurses
- php5-pcre
- php5-spl
- php5-ming
- php5-mhash

What I have found through tril and error is writing down the output of pkg_info | grep php and copying it to notepad or your favorite text editor and then do pkg_delete -r php-5.x.x (x.x meaning the version of php you are running) and then reinstalling php5, the php5-extensions and also squirrelmail (if applicable). Then check your output and see if it matches your pasted output.

2) Rebuild php5 and all ports depending on it.

What you need to do to fix this is run the following after deinstalling the ports above (using pkg_delete -r packagename)

# cd /usr/ports/lang/php5 && make deinstall && make reinstall

and (If applicable)

# cd /usr/ports/lang/php5-entensions && make deinstall && make reinstall

I have went through the pages and fixed any external links to the new goodcleanemail.com site. My next step in the cleanup process is to fix any pages that don't have the console look. If you notice any links that are broken or not working correctly please let me know.

Thank you.

I have been getting some really great comments about the FreeBSDrocks site in regards to qmail. Here are a few I just got recently:

Thanx a lot for a rock solid qmail installation. I really sleep well at night knowing that it will also run when I get up in the morning.

and here is another from a client of mine:

your box in our vmware cluster is basicly invicible and it runs better than anything i would have been able to put together
with the postini front end, we have nothing to worry about really

Thanks for the comments!