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didou Mon Apr 26 10:14:27 2004 EDT Modified files: /phpweb index.php Log: put back RC1 news http://cvs.php.net/diff.php/phpweb/index.php?r1=1.563&r2=1.564&ty=u Index: phpweb/index.php diff -u phpweb/index.php:1.563 phpweb/index.php:1.564 --- phpweb/index.php:1.563 Mon Apr 26 03:05:28 2004 +++ phpweb/index.php Mon Apr 26 10:14:27 2004 @@ -223,6 +223,61 @@ <hr /> +<?php news_image("/downloads.php#5", "php-version5.gif", "PHP 5"); ?> +<a name="5.0.0RC1"></a> +<h1>PHP 5 Release Candidate 1 Released!</h1> +<p> + <span class="newsdate">[18-Mar-2004]</span> + The <a href="/downloads.php#v5">first Release Candidate of PHP 5</a> is finally + here! The move from Beta stage to RC stage means that PHP 5 is now feature + complete, and is quite stable - stable enough for everyone to start playing + with. Note that it is still <i>not</i> recommended for mission-critical + use. +</p> + +<p>Some of the key features of PHP 5 include:</p> + +<ul> + <li> + The <a href="http://www.zend.com/php5/zend-engine2.php">Zend Engine II</a> + with a new object model and dozens of new features. + </li> + <li> + XML support has been completely redone in PHP 5, all extensions are now + focused around the excellent libxml2 library + (<a href="http://www.xmlsoft.org/">http://www.xmlsoft.org/</a>). + </li> + <li> + A new MySQL extension named MySQLi for developers using MySQL 4.1 and later. + This new extension includes an object-oriented interface in addition to + a traditional interface; as well as support for many of MySQL's new features, + such as prepared statements. + </li> + <li> + SQLite has been bundled with PHP. For more information on SQLite, + please visit <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/">their website</a>. + </li> + <li> + A brand new built-in SOAP extension for interoperability with Web Services. + </li> + <li> + A new SimpleXML extension for easily accessing and manipulating XML as + PHP objects. It can also interface with the DOM extension and vice-versa. + </li> + <li> + Streams have been greatly improved, including the ability to access + low-level socket operations on streams. + </li> + <li>And lots more...</li> +</ul> + +<p> + For changes since Beta 4, please consult the + <a href="/ChangeLog-5.php#5.0.0RC1">ChangeLog</a>. +</p> + +<hr /> + <h1>Spanish PHP Mailing List Now at PHP.net</h1> <p> <span class="newsdate">[29-Feb-2004]</span>