Posted by Dan McCullough on 10/11/05 21:03

None of my code breaks from 4 to 5, I also run a small hosting company
and I upgrade when I see improvements to the software that would
warrent an upgrade. MySQL 4.1.12, Apache 2, PHP5. I also think its a
cop out by those who dont have alot of time to upgrade their 30+
servers. Another stall or cop-out would be were currently testing
php5 and will have an evaluation in a few weeks *cough* months.

On 10/11/05, Richard Davey <rich@corephp.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 5:41:53 PM, you wrote:
>
> > Recently, I asked my hosting provider when they are going to switch
> > to PHP5. They replied that it will not happen any time soon, since
> > they will install PHP5 only on new servers. Their reasoning was
> > simple: PHP5 will inevitably break some old scripts, and it's just
> > not worh all the trouble. Such attitude is common, and it totally
> > makes sence from a business perspective.
>
> It does? I wouldn't waste my money with a host that was unable to
> provide PHP 5 support, at least in some way. I think the "it will
> break lots of scripts" is a cop-out. There are various ways to allow
> both on one server. Assuming they're technically proficient enough of
> course.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich
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