php4.0b2 at vservers.com -- does it work?

[Anon]

I got access to my new server (at vservers.com) today. The phpinfo() says it's running 4.0B2, which I guess is beta 2, and that's not good I suspect. But what's really bothering me is that I cannot custom config it. They say to add php_flag directives to the httpd.conf file. I have, like this:

php_flag asp_tags On

And when I look at phpinfo() it correctly shows that asp_tags is enabled. However, it still does nothing with the stuff between the <% asp %> tags. Is this a bug with beta 2? Is what I put in the .conf file incorrect?

[Anon]

Anthony,

I am in the process of leaving VServers. I have a VServer Pro, and they are just months behind on many updates of software, and the PHP 4 implementation does not work.

I did a number of neat things on there, however:

• You can put php.ini in your usr/local/lib directory and PHP will access that. So you can put configuration values there.

• I built PHP 4.0.1pl2 into Apache 1.3.12 and ran it off of port 8000 of my server (it's still running) for weeks, so I have access to the latest Apache and PHP combos with features that work.

• Try the php.ini thing.

• Jeff