I should have explained it better. There weren't any full version changes. Whatever version was running on a particular server (4.x or 5.x) was just recompiled with the latest security updates and bug fixes. php5 went from version 5.2.1 to 5.2.2. It has been done already and more of a normal routine than anything.
You already know the next part, but I'll put it out there for the sake of future searches:
Of the hundreds of software components that make up the servers some software package is usually automatically updated every day (or night), php is always manually updated though. As are the rest of the
LAMP packages.
Changes pasted below, and no sites were affected that I know of, no removed functions or anything but as per norm the affected site would need to conform to php if you choose to use php, as they don't seem to like doing it any other way over at php.net. Sometimes software functionality is removed or depereciated in favor of a new function. It's pretty rare that a software update is ever noticed by the end user though. But has happened a few times in the last few years.
SSH is supposed to normally run on port 5205 here. The default port is for the SSH protocol is port 22. If we leave it on that port, it becomes the object of obsession for script kiddies. Script kiddies are the Internet's equivalent to houseflies, except they are
usually less intelligent. Still dangerous in numbers though.
So if logging in through ssh and your server was one that slipped back to using port 22, instead of 5205 for one reason or another the last several months the SSH announcement basicly means use port 5205. I don't predict any slipping back to the default port number any time soon. Screenshot shows where to change it in puTTY if that is the brand of choice for someone.
5.2.1 >> 5.2.2 PHP changes
and ssh screenshot:
Linear Mode
