Php5 DA packages?

Hello,

Do you mean add PHP5 in addition to PHP4? i.e. you'd choose one or the other somewhere a long the installation/upgrading line?

If so, I'm thinking the same thing :)

Phi1.
 
Exactly ;)

Bold sysadmins would be happy and safe and those looking for ultimate stability could stay a bit behind.
 
I'm not sure you can run two instances of two different versions of php at the same time. Even if it were possible to get them both running how would php scripts determine which one to use?

You could possible compile php5 by hand then in the httpd.conf file put the php5 module in and have it respons to only .php5 files that way all .php files would still use php4 unless they had the appending 5's.
This is just in theory though.
 
jmstacey said:
I'm not sure you can run two instances of two different versions of php at the same time. Even if it were possible to get them both running how would php scripts determine which one to use?
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No, I think we mean you, the system admin, will choose either PHP4 or PHP5 :)

Phi1.
 
Correct but I was thought he was thinking along the lines of per account settings, whether the account used php4 or php5.
 
I'm looking for PHP5 as well for a dedicated server customer of ours. Any idea when a package will be out? Unofficial or beta is fine -- he's a developer and he uses his DA server as a testbed.

Thanks!
 
Hello,

I'm sure DA could be upgraded to PHP5 manually without any major issues. (See my PHP5 post.)

Phi1.
 
jmstacey said:
I'm not sure you can run two instances of two different versions of php at the same time. Even if it were possible to get them both running how would php scripts determine which one to use?

You could possible compile php5 by hand then in the httpd.conf file put the php5 module in and have it respons to only .php5 files that way all .php files would still use php4 unless they had the appending 5's.
This is just in theory though.
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Yes, this is possible, and been done before by numerous people.

Good thinking nonetheless;)
 
If its possible to run two instances of php then wouldn't it be possible to have a toggle switch in the control panel to php4 or 5 on a per domain basis like the safemode switch? The changes would be made in the users httpd.conf file to change to the php versions selected.
 
Good idea

This looks like a fantastic idea. When could this be implemented?

My host uses DA, but my scripts are written in PHP5 so I can use the new features/updates. I have a reseller account with them that I use like a VPS.

When are we going to see PHP5 integration or replacement of PHP4?

Thanks,
Simon
 
It's unlikely you'll see php4 eliminated as the default for quite some time, as it would require a lot of servers to be changed just break a lot of scripts.

More likely you'll see more and more hosts enabling it.

If your host enables php5 you can simply call it by naming your current scripts example.php5 so it's simply up to your host.

If your host won't implement it, plenty of hosts will.

Jeff
 
jlasman said:
It's unlikely you'll see php4 eliminated as the default for quite some time, as it would require a lot of servers to be changed just break a lot of scripts.

More likely you'll see more and more hosts enabling it.

If your host enables php5 you can simply call it by naming your current scripts example.php5 so it's simply up to your host.

If your host won't implement it, plenty of hosts will.

Jeff
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But then when they update to the lastest version of DA PHP5 will be lost and the scripts will break. Besides if I had to rename scripts to .php5 it would break my naming convention.
 
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