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Just wondering what your plans are to move to PHP5...

Thanks in advance!

J

We've been eyeing it for awhile but until everything is fully compatible with PHP5 we wont make that change just yet.

I've also heard that some software packages didnt work well with PHP5 unless there were some small changes done to the coding, ie. oscommerce.

We might try it on some new servers but dont feel like rockin the boat too hard on the existing servers and break everyones shopping carts until we're 100% sure.



Al.

If you compile it with php4 compat. on everything should work fine.

You can add phpwebsite to the list of php5 non-compatible.

I run fedora core 4 and there are quite a few module which don't work in php5. The main one being the user module which controls the entire site security.

I am wondering the same question. I won't be buying hosting until and unless PHP 5 is supported.

Don't you think you've been "eyeing" it long enough?
I have 2 clients who want support for uploading images to the internet and I'd like to use the PHP EXIF Library to gather information about the images when they are uploaded. All 3 available versions of this library (7, 8 and 9) only work with PHP 5.
Other web hosts offer the option of PHP 4 or PHP 5 couldn't you do that? If not, I will have to send my clients to another web host.

Some of our servers are already having php5.
We are in the process of enabling it on the rest of the servers too.
Please send in a support ticket, so that we shall move your account to one of the servers which already have php5

by admin » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:56 pm

We've been eyeing it for awhile but until everything is fully compatible with PHP5 we wont make that change just yet.

I've also heard that some software packages didnt work well with PHP5 unless there were some small changes done to the coding, ie. oscommerce.

We might try it on some new servers but dont feel like rockin the boat too hard on the existing servers and break everyones shopping carts until we're 100% sure.



Al.

I hate like hell to rush you guys but holly crap! 2005??? Do you know the grief you are causing those of us with clients by not upgrading to PHP5? If this isn't done soon, like REAL soon, I'm moving my clients off.

There are some older servers with PHP 4 as customers need this or else their scripts break. If you are on one of these servers, contact us and we can move you out.

I see this issue is as old as the hills.

The current site is running 5.2.17 but this is not a supported version. The 5.3 series has been out for
a couple of years. It a least should be made available.

I understand that users install tools and libraries that depend on older versions.

This just implies the feature that should be supported is MULTIPLE PHP releases with some
reasonable restrictions. Something like the latest version of the last release and a stable version of
the current series that is no older than one year. That would mean we would be running
at least 5.3.5 which fixed a critical vulnerability.

And would be an option to run the latest release complete client supported. If I want to
work without a net I will take on that responsibility. Hey I might even pay for the privilege.