Multiple PHP versions

[SeLLeRoNe]

Well with no customer on a server for sure i was going to install 5.3 directly XD

 

[ditto]

5.2.17 is not end of life (yet) at least it is end of developing/support (or something), critical bugs will be solved for sure.

Please backup your claim with a link to php.net wich say so. If not, it is not true:

All PHP users should note that the PHP 5.2 series is NOT supported anymore.

http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1

Already there have been several security enhancements and fixes to php 5.3.x wich are not updated in php 5.2.x

It is my understanding that there will be no more updates to php 5.2.x, even when there is serious security vulnerability discovered. I don't think we will see any new versions of php 5.2.x, php 5.2.17 should be the last one ever being released.

 

[Suurbier]

Please backup your claim with a link to php.net wich say so. If not, it is not true:

http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1

Already there have been several security enhancements and fixes to php 5.3.x wich are not updated in php 5.2.x

It is my understanding that there will be no more updates to php 5.2.x, even when there is serious security vulnerability discovered. I don't think we will see any new versions of php 5.2.x, php 5.2.17 should be the last one ever being released.

PHP 5.2.16 was marked as last release but then 5.2.17 came out, to fix a critical bug.

PHP 5.2.16 Release Announcement

The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.16. This release marks the end of support for PHP 5.2. All users of PHP 5.2 are encouraged to upgrade to PHP 5.3.

and then...

The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.17.

This release resolves a critical issue, reported as PHP bug #53632, where conversions from string to double might cause the PHP interpreter to hang on systems using x87 FPU registers.

The problem is known to only affect x86 32-bit PHP processes, regardless of whether the system hosting PHP is 32-bit or 64-bit. You can test whether your system is affected by running this script from the command line.

All users of PHP are strongly advised to update to these versions immediately.

Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.17:

Fixed bug #53632 (PHP hangs on numeric value 2.2250738585072011e-308). (CVE-2010-4645)

Maybe you're right, maybe not.. 5.2 is still very populair

 

[nobaloney]

Popular isn't a reason to keep it Required for lots of software very well may be.

Jeff