Posted by Michael Fesser on 02/26/07 21:17

..oO(Jerry Stuckle)

>Michael Fesser wrote:
>>
>> My scripts make use of many of the new OOP features in PHP 5, so they
>> won't run at all on PHP 4.
>>
>Maybe you consider it dead. But there are probably hundreds of
>thousands of shared ISP's out there who disagree with you.

Sure, but I don't write my scripts for such servers.

I don't know about the situation where you are, but at least here in
Germany offering PHP 5 support is a _must_ for a reputable host.

>And PHP 4 is
>not past end-of-life yet, according to PHP.NET.

PHP 6 is going to see the light of day.

>A good consultant takes all this into consideration, also.

A good consultant also knows when it's time for an important upgrade or
a host change. PHP 5 not only has much more features than PHP 4, but is
also faster, more secure and more flexible.

Micha

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