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I’ve just finished updating my test server with Mac OSX 10.5.7. The update went without any problem and my setup was not affected in a negative way. Even postfix kept working without a problem.
If you want to read more on what is affected in the updates I would suggest reading the Apple support site for the 10.5.7 2009-02 security update.
In case of doubt, please make a full bootable disk image backup with Cabon Copy Cloner before you start. There are some people having problems with the update so better be safe then sorry!
I will update my production machines later the coming weekend when I’ve got some more spare time.
PS. I just updated my production server and everything works like a charm. No problem what so ever.
3:03 pm
When I updated to 10.5.7 it overwrote my php and apache, but everything else was unaffected.
3:07 pm
Yes it will overwrite your default Apache and PHP installations but it does not affect our own installations. This is one of the reasons I’ve decided to put the installations we do here in a separate location.
12:55 am
10.5.7 somehow destroyed my customized MacPorts apache installation. I attempt to start the process, which… just doesn’t work. Doesn’t even log anything to the console. Can’t even start it through the raw httpd executable over apachectl.
Everything else appears to be in order… if I try to start the process from a non root environment, I get an error that says it cannot bind to port 80 (expected, since you need root privs to do that).
Interestingly, I *can* start the default Apache server, but that version is missing key components that can’t easily be updated.