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  • Andy
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Topic: PHP 5.0.0 Released

The PHP team announced the final release of PHP 5.

Some of the key features of PHP 5 include:
- The Zend Engine II with a new object model and dozens of new features.
XML support has been completely redone in PHP 5, all extensions are now focused around the excellent libxml2 library (http://www.xmlsoft.org/).
- A new SimpleXML extension for easily accessing and manipulating XML as PHP objects. It can also interface with the DOM extension and vice-versa.
- A brand new built-in SOAP extension for interoperability with Web Services.
- 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.
- SQLite has been bundled with PHP. For more information on SQLite, please visit their website.
- Streams have been greatly improved, including the ability to access low-level socket operations on streams.
- And lots more...

http://www.php.net

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Nice =)

  • From: 127.0.0.1
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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Sweet. Time to upgrade the old beta install then.

"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

is it out already? or is it coming out soon?

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Does this mean that future releases of PunBB will use php 5?

  • Jansson
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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

newera70 wrote:

is it out already? or is it coming out soon?

It's released

7 Reply by Paul

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

I just saw this on a newsgroup. I don't know what it means but you coder types might.
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PHP5 has just been released in its first stable version today. Because of licensing issues, PHP5 needs special configuration to run MySQL.
Fortunately, it's very easy:

In php.ini, remove the semicolon from the beginning of this line:

;extension=php_mysql.dll

Next, copy the libmysql.dll file from the PHP folder to your Windows system
directory (C:\windows\system32 or C\winnt\system32). Save php.ini, and
restart Apache. MySQL will be enabled in PHP5.

--
David Powers
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Co-author, "PHP Web Development with Dreamweaver MX 2004" (Apress)

  • From: 127.0.0.1
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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

It means the MySQL libraries are no longer embedded in PHP.

"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Dear Andy,

I am PHP programmer and also a web developer.

May we install/run PHP 5.0 as ready made installer?
Is it available online as free source.


Thanks & best regards,


ALI
Mr. IT
AliSoft.Net
Contact # 92-0300-5239065
Email: ali@alisoft.net
http://www.alisoft.net

Mr. IT
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10 Reply by Andy

  • Andy
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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Rickard wrote:

It means the MySQL libraries are no longer embedded in PHP.

Bah. I really wish they were... prefer mysql embedded than sqlite.

alisoft, I am confused as to what you mean... php is for free download at http://www.php.net.

11 Reply by Todd

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

I have never been one to upgrade as soon as something is available for the very reason that there is no testing like 'real world' testing.  In other words.... it goes from a handful of beta testers that think they got pretty much all the bugs worked out to millions of users who will use it under every situation imaginable and then some.... soon enough we will see a bug fix release called 5.01 or something like that.  At that time.... I will begin to think about upgrading.

If its cheaper to run Windows than it is to run Linux, how come Microsoft has all the money?

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

ditto

I'm using the stable bundle from debian on my server ... so it'll take a while before I upgrade wink

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Todd wrote:

I have never been one to upgrade as soon as something is available for the very reason that there is no testing like 'real world' testing.  In other words.... it goes from a handful of beta testers that think they got pretty much all the bugs worked out to millions of users who will use it under every situation imaginable and then some.... soon enough we will see a bug fix release called 5.01 or something like that.  At that time.... I will begin to think about upgrading.

True. However, PHP 5 has been out of the beta stage for some time now. Lots of people have downloaded the release candidates and tested them in the real world. This site for instance has been running PHP 5 since beta 1 :)

"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

Hi,

Kindly let  me know the  exact URL to get PHP installer.

Thanks,

Mr. IT
0092-300-5239065
AliSoft .Net
http://www.alisoft.net

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Re: PHP 5.0.0 Released

alisoft wrote:

Hi,

Kindly let  me know the  exact URL to get PHP installer.

Thanks,

You can download if from www.php.net.