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Posted by Sean on 11/28/05 16:43
Jay wrote:
> Newbie alert.
>
> Is the standard php library exclusively for PHP5 or is there one for PHP4?
> How do I start using it? Is there a require or include directive needed in
> order to make use of it?
I think it is only available in php 5 (not sure though!). And is
included by default in PHP5.
>
> Same question for PEAR. Is there a PEAR for PHP4 or only for PHP5? How do I
> start using its facilities? Is there a require or include directive?
>
Allot of pear libraries are php 4 and 5 compatible. To use a pear lib
like DB you will need to put include('DB.php') in your scripts. Each
library should state if it is compatible with php 4 and 5 and the most
popular ones are compatible with both.
> Lastly, I'd like to start using templates. From what I've read, they
> simplify code so I don't have to play quoting games like:
>
> echo "foo=\"blah\"" . $foo['bar'] . 'blah' . "bar$foo=\"blah\"";
>
> which is a real drag. I can usually simplify lines like above, but they
> never completely simplify to my satisfaction. Googling revealed a bunch of
> template libraries. Is there a generally accepted standard one?
>
> I'm using Debian testing/PHP4/Apache/mysql (but thinking of switching to PHP5
> and postgresql).
>
> Thanks!
Allot of people have their own preferences. But I would say if there is
a standard one is it smarty.
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