Re: Moving to php

> I'm seriously considering moving to php from a competing 3rd party > application. I have a few basic questions. > > 1. What is the predominate OS platform php runs on? Recommended? > 2. I'm currently well versed in Win 2000 & OS X. Are both "Well" supported? So far the consensus seems to say stay away from Windows, Linux is the main, but OS X is working fine. > 3. When php comes out with a new major version (i.e. php 4 -> 5), how > backward compatible is it? Basically, will I need to do a lot of recoding > each time there is a new version in order to upgrade? (This is the biggy.) Consensus here seems to indicate major upgrades do not equal major headaches upgrading. > 4. We are currently standardized on MySQL. I'm assuming MySQL is the > database of choice or am I wrong? Consensus again seems to indicate this or even many other databases is no problem. Well, it looks like you may have a new convert on your hands. If not an instant convert, at least someone who intends to give php some serious time in the coming weeks and months. ;-) Thanks -- Jim