Re: 2012 PHP Mirror Overhaul

Hi Danie Regarding tw.php.net: 1. sqlite: already installed 2. php was upgraded Updated as of June 3. round-rubin configuration: done. tw1.php.net 4. LAYERED RSYNC:done. asia.rsync.php.net twemail.com webmasterTWemail.comwebmaster"Daniel Brown" <danbrown@php.net> ???????:CAD9cnePhaZYrX4d5aV2dbVeeE6jSu_Ar-oBW-nrLKW3RaJ4S0w@mail.gmail.com... > Greetings, official mirror maintainers; > > First of all, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you > all very, very much, on behalf of the entire PHP user community around > the world. Without your generosity in providing an official mirror of > php.net, we would not be able to serve the community as we're able to > at present. I've even built friendly, non-PHP-centric relationships > with many of you over the years, and speak with some of you on a > somewhat regular-basis, via email, Facebook, or other media. You all > do a wonderfully fantastic job, and for that, I applaud and thank you. > Keep up the great work. > > This month we're kicking off our mirror overhaul project for 2012. > A lot of major changes are to be made, but the good news for all of > you is that they're pretty simple. And, in fact, some of you only > need to do 50% of them, because you're already ahead of the game. The > vast majority will only need to do 75% of the work, while just nine > mirrors will need to complete all steps to remain in compliance. > > The spring overhaul will consist of four phases, and will wrap up > in totality on 30 June, 2012. These phases, with their respective > deadlines, are as follows: > > * Install pdo_sqlite (31 May, 2012) > * Upgrade to PHP >= 5.3.10/5.4.0 (15 June, 2012) > * Round-robin country-code configuration (30 June, 2012) > * Layered, "geodispersed" rsync (30 June, 2012) > > > > == PHASE 1: PDO_SQLITE == > > The first phase is so simple, and affects so few of you, that I've > only allotted two weeks, and that's still more than enough time. > Because of this, no extensions will be granted beyond the deadline > date. The only mirrors who need to add support for pdo_sqlite as of > this moment are: > > CN.PHP.NET (Dai Yun Jie) > FI.PHP.NET (Sami Louko) > GR2.PHP.NET (Spyros Ioakim) > ID.PHP.NET (Budi Setiawan) > IT.PHP.NET (Sandro Tosi) > PA.PHP.NET (Oscar Echeverry) > RO.PHP.NET (Werner Wasicsek) > RU.PHP.NET (Yaroslav Gorodetsky) > RU2.PHP.NET (Dmitry Morozovsky) > > Please note that, at this time, we are requiring pdo_sqlite, not > pdo_sqlite2, sqlite3, or anything else. You may feel free to install > any other SQLite extension(s) you'd like, and are encouraged to also > install pdo_sqlite2, but we require the installation and availability > of pdo_sqlite on all mirrors. > > > > == PHASE 2: PHP UPGRADE == > > The PHP upgrade requirement will affect 90 mirrors in total (only > 19 as of today are compliant with the new requirement). Many of you > probably recall the last overhaul, when we finally rid the network of > PHP4. This time around, it will affect many, many more mirrors, but > the upgrade won't be nearly as drastic. All we need you to do is > upgrade your mirror to PHP 5.3 >= 5.3.10, or PHP 5.4 >= 5.4.0. You > can choose which branch you'd like to use, and are strongly advised to > compare the differences prior to upgrading. The deadline for this > phase is set for 15 June, 2012 (one month from today), and can be > extended to 30 June, 2012, if you contact me NO LATER THAN 1 June, > 2012. Requests for deadlines after 1 June, 2012, will be rejected for > all but the most compelling of reasons, and acceptance will be judged > on a case-by-case basis. On or before 1 June, however, extensions > will be automatically granted upon request. > > > > == PHASE 3: ROUND-ROBIN == > > Round-robin country code configuration --- this is something I had > initially considered and opted to avoid, but then Hannes Magnusson > (bjori), a long-time PHP project centerpiece, made some very strong > arguments in favor of doing this, and I couldn't agree more. All we > need you, the maintainer, to do on your end is to add a numberless > ServerAlias reference of your mirror to your Apache configuration > file. So, for example, if your mirror is CA2.PHP.NET (which is one I > provide), you would add: ServerAlias ca.php.net. Please also retain > your existing hostname configuration. Caveat: if your mirror does not > have a number, you will need to do one more step; you will need to add > XX1.PHP.NET as a ServerAlias. So, for example, Jaime Echeverry runs > the primary mirror in Switzerland, CH.PHP.NET. In his case, he will > keep that hostname, but also add the ServerAlias entry of CH1.PHP.NET. > When this step has been completed, I need each and every one of you > to send an email to php-mirrors@lists.php.net and CC me > (danbrown@php.net) so that I can update your record in our system and > enable the round-robin load-balancing for your country. The deadline > for this phase is set for 30 June, 2012, and can be extended to 15 > July, 2012, if you contact me NO LATER THAN 15 June, 2012. Requests > for deadlines after 15 June, 2012, will be rejected for all but the > most compelling of reasons, and acceptance will be judged on a > case-by-case basis. On or before 15 June, however, extensions will be > automatically granted upon request. > > > > == PHASE 4: LAYERED RSYNC == > > In a move that is the very epitome of the phrase "better late than > never," we're finally going to implement something I designed back in > January, 2011. And thanks to the patience of Mark Scholten > (NL.PHP.NET), we can still make it happen almost a year-and-a-half > after its conception. The plan is to reduce the load on the rsync > server (RSYNC.PHP.NET), distribute the data for redundancy, and speed > up the entire process, making network-wide updates much quicker and > much more reliable. Please see http://links.parasane.net/r5sh > for > more information on this. > > To complete this phase, all you'll need to do is update your cron > script, based upon your mirror's physical location in accordance with > the map on the link provided above, to pull from your regional rsync > node (RRN). After this is complete, no one should be pulling from the > master rsync server except for the three RRNs. This phase will not > begin until the RRNs are all in place sometime during the month of > May, but I will make another announcement when your local RRN is > available so that you can make the necessary changes, and will be sure > to provide ample time for you to complete the changeover and remain in > compliance. The deadline for this phase is set for 30 June, 2012, and > can be extended to 15 July, 2012, if you contact me NO LATER THAN 15 > June, 2012. Requests for deadlines after 15 June, 2012, will be > rejected for all but the most compelling of reasons, and acceptance > will be judged on a case-by-case basis. On or before 15 June, > however, extensions will be automatically granted upon request. > > > > That's it for now. If anyone has any questions, please don't > hesitate to reply-all to this email. Otherwise, folks, I'm looking > forward to working with you all through this overhaul and having it > completed on time by everyone involved (including myself). Please > feel free to work ahead of schedule, as well (with the exception of > the layered rsync servers, of course), and let me know about your > progress. > > ALSO: Please remember to inform me when you've added the required > ServerAlias for your mirror so that I can update your mirror in our > system. > > And again, thank you all very much for everything you do. > > -- > </Daniel P. Brown> > Network Infrastructure Manager > http://www.php.net/