How Prevalent is PHP 5.0 At This Point?

MadMax · 2006-01-17, 09:45 PM

Just wondering if anyone's got an educated guess on this. I know it's been around for a while, but I know a lot of servers are still on on 4.X

5.0 has some goodies I'd like to make use of but I can't decide if it's a wise choice to require 5.0 in order for the script to run properly.

TIA

odysseus · 2006-01-17, 10:32 PM

I'm not the most knowlegable person on this one, but I think if you intend to distribute the script you are running, then I'd shoot for 4.x for portability. I still have 4.3.10 on my server, so a script using the fancy object oriented stuff in php5 wouldn't be much use for me.

Like I said, I'm not too skilled with PHP, so take it with a grain of salt.

Halfdeck · 2006-01-18, 08:17 AM

Most of my codes require PHP 5 to run - I just can't stand PHP 4 at this point... it seems so damn ... whats the word? Primitive. I couldn't live without autoclass loaders and ability to run foreach on class variables.

Then again, I write scripts for my personal use only. My guess is like Odysseus said, you have to code for the common denominator. It sucks, but I think my Webair's virtual hosting account still runs on PHP 4.x.

nakki · 2006-01-18, 10:41 AM

Think I recently saw a graph that showed PHP5 as being used on about 5% of PHP sites. Not much.

Then again, a recent PHP4 update broke quite a lot of scripts (at least some that I'm using), so this might prompt people to update...

2006-01-17, 09:45 PM	#1
MadMax "Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometimes" ~ Satan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Motor City, baby, where carjacking was invented! Now GIMME THOSE SHOES! Posts: 2,385	How Prevalent is PHP 5.0 At This Point? Just wondering if anyone's got an educated guess on this. I know it's been around for a while, but I know a lot of servers are still on on 4.X 5.0 has some goodies I'd like to make use of but I can't decide if it's a wise choice to require 5.0 in order for the script to run properly. TIA

2006-01-17, 10:32 PM	#2
odysseus Lord help me, I'm just not that bright Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 101	I'm not the most knowlegable person on this one, but I think if you intend to distribute the script you are running, then I'd shoot for 4.x for portability. I still have 4.3.10 on my server, so a script using the fancy object oriented stuff in php5 wouldn't be much use for me. Like I said, I'm not too skilled with PHP, so take it with a grain of salt. __________________ Eric

2006-01-18, 08:17 AM	#3
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	Most of my codes require PHP 5 to run - I just can't stand PHP 4 at this point... it seems so damn ... whats the word? Primitive. I couldn't live without autoclass loaders and ability to run foreach on class variables. Then again, I write scripts for my personal use only. My guess is like Odysseus said, you have to code for the common denominator. It sucks, but I think my Webair's virtual hosting account still runs on PHP 4.x. __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.

2006-01-18, 10:41 AM	#4
nakki Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Think I recently saw a graph that showed PHP5 as being used on about 5% of PHP sites. Not much. Then again, a recent PHP4 update broke quite a lot of scripts (at least some that I'm using), so this might prompt people to update... __________________