Re: Which version of PHP is typically used on commercial hosting services?

> > Was this statement by any chance made by someone trying to sell you > > something? PHP4 is quite stable with the exception of the ISAPI version on > > Win32 (which has known problems under heavy loads). > > Speaking of which, I'm currently experimently/developing with PWS/PHP4/MySQL > on Windows, running PHP in ISAPI mode (no stability problems that I know > of). > > I plan to productionize on a commercial hosting service later on. But now I > wonder if PHP4 was a good choice since I have no idea which version of PHP > is typically used on commercial hosting services out there. Or is it more > like a mix and match of different versions? Can anyone shed some light on > this? The PHP ISAPI module destabilizes under heavy loads, so I doubt many people would be using it. You'll find a mix of mod_php and CGI; mod_php has certain security considerations and will probably be used for dedicated hosting where the developers can be trusted. The CGI version can be locked down more but you get a performance hit. However, performance even with the CGI version will probably be surprisingly good on modern hardware.