[wp-testers] PHP 4.3 for WP 2.5

[Jacob Santos]

Matt wrote:
> On Jan 25, 2008 7:17 PM, Dan Milward <dan at instinct.co.nz> wrote:
>
>   
>> I don't think most people use PHP 5. Most web hosts I have researched
>> still use a stable version of PHP 4.x.x because PHP 5 has not been out
>> long enough.... just my 2c worth :))
>>
>>     
>
> It's been out for 3 years, and PHP 4 development has ended!
>   


Factual statements, both of them. Recent statistics have placed PHP 4.2 
at below 2% of all PHP installations, the most popular being 4.3 and 
4.4. PHP 5 is creeping up there, depending on where you get your stats. 
I think most shared hosts do allow you the option of either PHP4 or 
PHP5. I have found several that don't, but not as good as the others 
that do.

I think the people who are going to complain the most are those on 
dedicated servers, which made it difficult to upgrade over the past, say 
many years that PHP 4.2 came out. I think it is fascinating that people 
of the small minority are still running 4.2.

After 8/8/08, no updates, including security patches will come out for 
PHP 4.4.x branch. This means that users running those versions will have 
to upgrade or risk being exploited when a security hole is found in PHP 
4.4.x.

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Jacob Santos

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