Re: RIP PHP 4?

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:43:57 +0200, Sebastian Mendel <lists@sebastianmendel.de> wrote: > chris# wrote: >> Sebastian Mendel <lists@sebastianmendel.de> wrote: >>> chris# wrote: >>>> I think that same analogy applies to both versions of PHP - one > version >>>> is >>>> more suitable for one thing (your choice(s) here), and vise-a-versa. > Or; >>>> while PHP5 allows you to manifest functionality, PHP4 allows you to > tack >>>> it on. >>> i don't think so ... PHP 5 is always the better choice ... cause PHP 4 >>> development has stopped and support will end and you will get no more >>> security update after 2008-08-08(?) >> >> Does that somehow make it any less the language it is already? > > yes, cause the reason why PHP 4 is still out there is that some > applications > require PHP 4 and will not run on PHP 5 - so doing a PHP 4 only > application > or not fixing this application to run on PHP 5 hurts the whole community! > > cause PHP core developers need to maintain PHP 4 > PHP developers need to maintain PHP 4 compatibility in their applications > > hurting the whole community is a very good reason to stop using PHP4 or > creating/not updating applications running only on them > > >> Your response seems confusing to me. > > i don't want to protract this discussion ... but > > it just make no sense to develop for PHP 4! > and there are really no reasons to do so! > > except the fact to maintain compatibility for old PHP 4 servers > > and exactly this it is what all this discussion is about, stop the > requirement for developers to keep PHP 4 compatibility. > > > the question is not what PHP 4 is good for - the question is is it really > required to keep it at all costs? Point well taken. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. > > > -- > Sebastian Mendel > > www.sebastianmendel.de > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ///////////////////////////////////////////////////// Service provided by hitOmeter.NET internet messaging! .