Update DirectAdmin version without update 3rd party software

[Dalamar]

Hi. I have old server with lots of client sites.
Server use old versions of some software. For example 5.5 mysql and mod-php, which current verison of DirectAdmin doesn't support.
Because of client sites i cannot update this software.

Recently DirectAdmin stop to work with error "Reason: transient license check failure: incompatible version, please upgrade DirectAdmin".

I know that I must update DA with command like "da update", but i don't understand what really happens during and after update.
So my questions is:
1) Will "da update" update only DA without update or rebuild 3rd party software?
2) Will updated version of DA work with obsolete version of mysql and other software?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ohm J]

mysql will still work without update software.

but due mod_php drop support completely, Create/Edit domain might not work anymore.

One question, why not change into php-fpm ?
htscanner extension can do same as mod_php.

 

[Dalamar]

I'm not sure about what will break after change mod-php to php-fpm.
But seems I must go ahead and check it.

 

[Richard G]

But seems I must go ahead and check it

I changed from mod_php to php-fpm around 6 or 7 years ago if I'm not mistaken.
I didn't encounter issues except for .htaccess files not working anymore.

However, there are 2 things which you can use for that. The mod_htscanner and php_htscanner.
However php_htscanner is not supported anymore on 8.x and higher php versions, but still needs to be installed if I'm correct for mod_htscanner to be able to be installed or to work.

I used this methods from the docs:

General | Directadmin Docs

DirectAdmin Knowledge Base

docs.directadmin.com

It really works perfectly then, also with .htaccess files. However, I already had php 7.x running then, no php 5.x anymore.

Also, with php-fpm users can choose to use the .user.ini files if required, they work.

 

[mark71]

If you want to update DirectAdmin without updating third-party software, just go to the "Admin Tools" area of your DirectAdmin control panel and choose "Update DirectAdmin." This will guarantee that DirectAdmin is updated without impacting any third-party applications. For safety, always make a backup of your data prior to performing any upgrades.