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The increased middle digit was required because the fix that corrected the problem with references changed PHP's internal API. PHP 4.4.0 does not have any new features, and is solely a bugfix release.
Going to make it a bit tough for folks that are version checking [php.net] for a 4.3 release level.
My point is I was thinking that PHP5 would faster take over on the 4 versions.
Months ago my ISP started to announce that they would primordially run PHP5
And that all coders should be sure that scripts would be compatible
Since then my ISP and many others have postponed 5.
Probably because there are no really good solutions to run both flavors; In addition are too many scripts incompatible?
What’s really is the reason?
As to why your host hasn't upgraded? Well, on a shared server it is costly for them -- think of the manpower it takes for a shared hosting provider to field support calls from the owners of over a thousand shared hosts when things start breaking. Oh yes, I've seen 1,000 and even over that, easily well over that on some of the boxes in which I've had access.
If you are providing hosting solutions for your end customers and have a solid customer base, the sooner you get in control of your servers, the better. Now, this is my opinion -- but it is an opinion based on experience. And that experience included some growing pains. Just some food for thought.
it doesn't appear as though a new version of the phpaccelerator is in the pipeline either. i was previously using php-4.3.10
