Re: [PHP4BETA] Question about development startup

Hi Jeff, >I'm new to linux, new to PHP. I'm planning to start developing using >PHP. What would you advice? start with PHP3 then move to Zend? or start >with Zend BETA? The time frame of the project is one month. Your >thoughts/suggestions is appreciated. I was in a similar position to you a while back. I tried to start with PHP4 beta 1 but soon backed down to PHP3 (I was more than capable of making errors myself without the constant question over whether it was PHP4 crapping out.) These days I use a recent PHP4 cvs checkout without any obvious problems. It might be worth mentioning exactly which bits of PHP you intend to use if you want people to advise you on stability. For instance I'm using it as an Apache module with a MySql database on Linux, but there may be problems in other bits I've never touched. Also my use of PHP is entirely non-critical, I'm just goofing around, learning PHP when I have a spare moment (which isn't that often sadly). Cheers, Paul