Hosts have already been using the RC versions on servers, with no problem. And I highly doubt it will cause any problems. It hasn't been widely used for months in testing for nothing.blacknight said:I wouldn't upgrade to php5 on a production server until it had been released for a few weeks. Do you really want to be the one to discover a security hole?
DJ_Max said:Hosts have already been using the RC versions on servers, with no problem. And I highly doubt it will cause any problems. It hasn't been widely used for months in testing for nothing.
I get your point. But if DA supports PHP5, you will NOT have to upgrade. I was just making a suggestion.blacknight said:I think you're missing my point.
Put it this way. Windows is the most common desktop OS. Was the first release of any version stable and secure?
PHP if used intelligently is great, but a lot of idiots code badly using it and it is the hosting provider who pays the price. If people wait a while until it stabilises I'm sure it will be fine, but running around to get the "bleeding edge" is not my way of conducting business.
Sad, but so true.PHP if used intelligently is great, but a lot of idiots code badly using it and it is the hosting provider who pays the price.
l0rdphi1 said:PHP5 has made every possible effort to preserve portability from PHP4.
However, there is a small list of collision areas. An outline of such can be found here: http://www.zend.com/php5/articles/engine2-php5-changes.php
Again, there is not many, but it's worth a good look over before upgrading your servers.
This thread was an announcement that PHP5 was out.DJ_Max said:All these posts I see make valid points, but what this thread about was DA having support for PHP5. If you do not want to upgrade, DON'T. Let the few people who want to upgrade. As I could care less if you want to upgrade or not.
I just said that because I felt that some people were taking this thread to seriously, it was just a suggestion. This place isn't for posting if or when you want to upgrade(at least I don't think).All these posts I see make valid points, but what this thread about was DA having support for PHP5. If you do not want to upgrade, DON'T. Let the few people who want to upgrade. As I could care less if you want to upgrade or not.
fusionictnl said:I would think PHP 5 is backward compatible. Maybe not at standard installation, but through the php.ini. If DA or users would make a php.ini that forces PHP 5 to use long arrays and other disabled functions that were available in PHP 4, than an upgrade wouldn't be so hard.