is it time?

toshog

so, hi..

i know this has been asked before but i just wanted to be sure and get fresh input. i've been happy for years with the apache 1.3.x + php 4.3.x. now i have a chance to set up a new machine for production and was wondering if apache 2.x.x and php5.x.x is already considered as solid as the previously mentioned combination. and i was reading that mysql support has been changed and libs and not installed by default....

so basically:
is it as stable (or better) for production - not just tests and try outs?
is there any time involved in adapting old code to php 5 if i am moving a few production servers to the new ones?

please do not post links.. i am reading them all now. i just need some real input from people who already use the apache 2.x.x + php5.x.x combination and know from experience what the real situation is...

thanks a lot..

toshog

thanks a lot for all your input.....

Sayian

I use php 5 on my server.

So far , it appears to be more stable and faster then 4.3

As for apache 2 , i will be upgrading later this week , so i will let you know about that too.

This might not of been what you wanted to hear ( you were looking for someone who ran both 2.0 and 5.0) but i just thought id let you know php 5 , compared to 4.3 , is faster.

toshog

Originally posted by Sayian
I use php 5 on my server.

So far , it appears to be more stable and faster then 4.3

As for apache 2 , i will be upgrading later this week , so i will let you know about that too.

This might not of been what you wanted to hear ( you were looking for someone who ran both 2.0 and 5.0) but i just thought id let you know php 5 , compared to 4.3 , is faster.

thanks Sayian..... did you have to edit or alter scripts in any way to adjust them for php5 when you moved to it....?

planetsim

You shouldnt have too. If your using poor OO Design then you may need to. Ive also noticed that with E_STRICT enabled for error_reporting you will want to change

var $myVar;

To say

public $myVar;

To get rid of the warnings. Also you may want to look at the functions your using, some are deprecated. Also the use of $HTTP_GET_VARS, $HTTP_POST_VARS etc are not available and you will need to use $POST, $GET etc.