PHP -- version and upgrade

hi i just installed RH Fedora 3. It comes with PHp 4.3.9, installed via an RPM package from RH. I'm attempting to upgrading it to 4.4.1. so when i download the file from php.net, the extension is .tar.gz.

i was thinking about RPM -e (erasing) the PHP 4.3.9 RPM version; however, there are several "Failed dependencies" that made it difficult to uninstall PHP.

1. What's the quickest way to upgrade PHP given the version conflict in that the version installed is an RPM and the new version is .tar.gz?

2. Another important question is there's a new PHP version called 5.0.5. is it necessary to upgrade to 5.0.5 instead of upgrading to 4.4.1.

Look forward to any responses.

 

 

 

 

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