Re: Declare minimum PHP version required?

Hi Lester, On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > If you look at the bulk of PHP users, they are using PHP via a hosting > service, who set up the 'production server' for them. When they install an > 'application', it's install section takes care of configuration. Then the > ISP changes PHP version and they get a white screen ... help ... > > At this point what PHP needs to supply as a minimum is just a 'php has > crashed please check log', but ideally we should be able to direct these > 'simple' users back to their installation section if that can handle the > problem. 95% of users would probably not understand what the difference > between a production and develop server is? Telling them they have no place > using PHP is not acceptable? > I think your comment is valuable. Under production environment, web apps should not display any internal data including PHP errors. However, it may be a good idea to have option for administrators to display some messages. Perhaps, INI like fatal_error_message = "Program had fatal error. Please consult XXXXXX" might be useful for ISPs admins and users. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net