Do you prefer 4 or 5?

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    Do you suggest learning php4 or 5?
     
    enchance, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  2. crazyryan

    crazyryan Well-Known Member

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    PHP5, since PHP4 is discontinued..
     
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  3. Synchronium

    Synchronium Active Member

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    PHP5 supports OOP.
     
    Synchronium, Sep 18, 2007 IP
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    norfstar Peon

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    PHP5 definitely.
     
    norfstar, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  5. omgitsfletch

    omgitsfletch Well-Known Member

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    They are cutting support for PHP4 about 11 months from now, so anyone who wants to continue programming in PHP will learn 5. Luckily there are a lot of similarities, so if you have any familiarity with PHP4, you'll be alright transitioning to 5.
     
    omgitsfletch, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  6. enchance

    enchance Peon

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    I'm just starting but made the mistake of using php 4 in xamp. I'll move over to php5 then.
     
    enchance, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  7. omgitsfletch

    omgitsfletch Well-Known Member

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    XAMPP is a great program, it's what I use for web development. If I remember correctly, the newest version has a batch file to switch between versions 4 and 5, correct? The big changes between 4 and 5 are updates to security obviously, and a total OOP structure makeover. Anything else REALLY significantly different between them?
     
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    Yes, it does! Isn't it great the way it makes learning PHP/MySQL so much easier for the rest of us? Cheers!
     
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    newer the better, especially if the old one is getting discontinued.
     
    kendo1979, Sep 18, 2007 IP