upgrade MySQL

[dayjahone]

I need to upgrade MySQL from version 5.0.51a to 5.0.83. Can someone tell me how to do that and if it will mess up any of the websites or ISPConfig that I have on there already? It's an issue with a joomla site and my test server has a newer version of MySQL than my production server.

[falko]

Does your distribution's package manager offer 5.0.83?

Anyway, before you upgrade, I'd make an SQL dump of your databases so that you have a backup in case something goes wrong: http://www.howtoforge.com/faq/6_3_en.html

[dayjahone]

How would I find out? I'm using ubuntu feisty fawn.

[falko]

You can check that here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/

But Feisty isn't maintained anymore; maybe you should upgrade (if this is possible at all after such a long time).

[dayjahone]

Will upgrading the OS mess with ISPConfig and everything that is running on it now?

[falko]

I can't tell. Make a backup before you try the upgrade (or even better, try it on a test system first).