[wp-hackers] WordPress 3.1 Requirements

[Eric Mann]

I mentioned in a few times back in WP 2.8 and when 3.0 first came out, and
"some features won't work with PHP 4" was the repeated response I got.
 After hearing that repeatedly, I assumed it wasn't a bug and never reported
it to Trac.

The fact that certain hosts' update issues with PHP4 was actually documented
in the Codex (
http://codex.wordpress.org/Core_Update_Host_Compatibility#Works_with_caveats)
also made me somewhat hesitant.  So ... is this a bug?  Or a host-specific
issue over which WordPress has no control?

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Peter Westwood
<peter.westwood at ftwr.co.uk>wrote:

>
> On 16 Dec 2010, at 15:44, Eric Mann wrote:
>
> > PHP 4.3+ is a requirement for WordPress to operate, but some features
> will
> > still be incompatible with those versions of PHP.  I can confirm that
> > automatic updates fail for PHP < 5 on at least GoDaddy, 1and1 and
> > MediaTemple.  However, WordPress still works just fine and you can still
> > perform a manual (FTP) update.
> >
> > At the same time, it is possible in almost all cases to upgrade your
> hosting
> > from PHP4 to PHP5.
> >
> >   - Godaddy:
> >
> http://www.ardamis.com/2009/07/25/upgrading-godaddy-hosting-to-php-5-x-from-php-4-3-11/
> >   - 1and1: http://faq.1and1.com/scripting_languages_supported/php/5.html
> >   - MediaTemple:
> >
> http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/244/How+can+I+specify+the+version+of+php+for+web+applications+on+the+(gs)+Grid-Service%3F
> >
> > PHP4 compatibility has been maintained for so long with WordPress for
> people
> > who aren't able to upgrade their PHP installation, either because they
> don't
> > know how or because their hosts don't allow it.  With just about any
> > mainstream web host, though, it's possible to upgrade almost
> instantaneously
> > by selecting a toggle somewhere, changing your .htaccess file, or adding
> a
> > line to php.ini.  In any case, the upgrade to PHP5 takes less time than
> the
> > automatic update does in WordPress - if you can, do it.
> >
> > But the actual system requirements for a new installation of WordPress
> are
> > the same: PHP 4.3 and MySQL 4.1.2.
> >
>
> If automatic upgrades don't work on PHP 4.3 that sounds like a bug to me.
>
> I take it you reported this in trac?
>
> Cheers
> --
> Peter Westwood
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