PHP v5.2.2 & v4.4.7 Released!

[dreamcatcher]

Just a heads up on the new releases:

5.2.2
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4.4.7
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[henry0]

I have been using 5 since a few years
(don't even remember when; I getting so OOOLD!)

Out of curiosity does anyone know when 4 will be seing its last version?

On another note the vast amount of work as described by the change log makes me think:
How big is the number of contributors that fixes things?

[coopster]

Note that many of these updates include fixes/patches mentioned in the PHP Month-o-Bugs [webmasterworld.com]. It would sure be nice to see an "update" column in that table at the "month-o-bugs" website ;)

How big is the number of contributors that fixes things?

PHP Credits [php.net]

[joelgreen]

Henry0, are you really using php 5 features or php 4 would work fine for you?

It looks like php 4 is more than enough for most projects, and complex web projects wich require classes, etc. are often done in python, asp, .net, etc.

[Sekka]

Out of curiosity does anyone know when 4 will be seing its last version?

Apparently then PHP 6 is released they will continue PHP 5 and drop PHP 4. Or so I have heard on the grape vine.

[henry0]

Henry0, are you really using PHP 5 features or PHP 4 would work fine for you?

A few years ago I was asked (By my ISP) if I wanted to test some of my applications on PHP5
I said yes and right away knew that if I did not change quite a few things and learn much more PHP I will be in trouble :)
So I made the changes to adapt to 5
From there I did feel that what I was doing was not proficient enough and that I should try understanding OOP
Which really pertains and fits well in a PHP5 environment
Am I yet OOP totally fluent? No but I understand what's happening and it allows me to create more portable applications.
Could it be done in 4? I believe some but not all.
Another reason was that I was afraid that support for 4 was going to disappear much faster than it does.
Actually PHP5 propagation is still limited by ISP afraid of seeing tons of applications failing…

Reason being mostly by dev using "borrowed scripts"
And not understanding the code.
Obviously the same dev will not be able to modify their applications for moving to PHP5

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Classes etc.. are only limited by the coder.
PHP became the De Facto web programming language.

Asp.net etc..
is not better at least in my mind but I Am biaised for I do not like ASP/VB.

Nowadays many very large applications (we are speaking top notch!) are done by using PHP
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