Posted by GamblerZG on 10/13/05 03:44

Robert Cummings wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 17:31, GamblerZG wrote:
>
>>Since nobody ansvered the real question my previous message, I will
>>re-phrase it.
>>
>>PHP developers assume that PHP5 will be frequently used to parse PHP4
>>scripts. Why? And what's so horrible about using separate engines to run
>>php 4 and 5 scripts?
>
>
> You can use separate engines. The topic has been addresses many times
> already.

Yes, but separating PHP 4 and 5 is still a non-trivial task. For
example, IIRC, FreeBSD's port system does not allow you to install both
mods at the same time. Besides, developers do not expect PHP to be used
that way, so they are likely to sacrifice certain features for the sake
of compatibility.

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Roman S.I.

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