Re: MDB2 2.5.x and PHP 5.2?

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Tim Jackson <lists@timj.co.uk> wrote: > From MDB2 2.5.0b2 to 2.5.0b3 (including MDB2_Driver_mysqli), a dependency on > PHP 5.3.0 was added. Is this a "hard" dependency, i.e. does MDB2 take > advantage of PHP 5.3 features or is it just not tested on 5.2.x? > > From some initial tests, 2.5.0b3 seems to work fine with 5.2. > > Notwithstanding the ongoing move to 5.3, I imagine that there are others > like me who will have to use 5.2 for a while yet, and it would be a real > shame if we can't use any future versions of MDB2 - or have to force PEAR > installs. +1 - Regardless, I also think this requires a new major version. > (Somewhat related - another major change in this version that may affect > upgraders is a BC break for PHP4 compatibility and some derived classes - > http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=17858 ) I think such a bold move would require MDB2 3.0.0 - can anyone please comment? I know we all hate PHP4 and we all want people to move on PHP5.3 tomorrow, but let's keep it real and think for a sec. ;-) Till