Re: Can I install versions of PHP/MySQL that will be compatible with my host server?

On Sep 19, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Jochem Maas wrote:

e.g: $var = array_pop( explode('-', '1-2-3-4-5') ); .. is bad code (read the manual page for array_pop very carefully) and would work in older versions but the engine has been tightened up to disallow such fauxpas.

Jochem, Whoa... what do you mean by this, exactly? I am running PHP 5.0.4 and $var is correctly set with the code you give above. I could not find anything like you describe in the array_pop manual (see below). Please elaborate on why this is "bad" code. Jordan array_pop (PHP 4, PHP 5) array_pop -- Pop the element off the end of array Description mixed array_pop ( array &array ) array_pop() pops and returns the last value of the array, shortening the array by one element. If array is empty (or is not an array), NULL will be returned. Note: This function will reset() the array pointer after use. Example 1. array_pop() example <?php $stack = array("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry"); $fruit = array_pop($stack); print_r($stack); ?> After this, $stack will have only 3 elements: Array ( [0] => orange [1] => banana [2] => apple ) and raspberry will be assigned to $fruit. See also array_push(), array_shift(), and array_unshift().