(not quite linux) PHP3 or not to PHP3?

[Warren Togami]

As for the stability of PHP4, there are many high traffic sites running PHP4
with *SQL backends that have no problem. I would say go for it, but expect a
few minor fixes to your code.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erich S." <sharky at websharx.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:18 AM
Subject: [luau] (not quite linux) PHP3 or not to PHP3?


> Hiya folks! (excuse the lame attempt at humor in subject line)
>
> I'm starting to dork around with PHP a bit and wanted to do my own
> installation on my linux box. I have the Wrox PHP programming book that
> was written before PHP4 came out as a starting reference.
>
> My question: Will most stuff out there work with PHP4 even though
> originally written for PHP3? Is there any reason to install both?
>
> I tend to be a bit conservative when playing with new version releases of
> software and PHP4 seems to be a pretty recent release.
>
> There used to be some folks on the LUAU list who met occasionally to do
> PHP stuff...are they still out there? :)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Erich