FYI: Zend ending community support for PHP 4 - GoFuckYourself.com

Redrob · 05-02-2008, 07:53 AM

I received the following notice from Zend:

Migrate your PHP 4-based applications to PHP 5 before August.

Migrating applications can be a painful process but less so if you make the transition on your own terms. Creating a transition plan for your PHP 4 based applications before August 31, 2008 when community support for PHP 4 runs out, is critical. To help you, Zend offers a complete set of services, from training to consulting, to help you plan, transition or migrate your PHP 4 applications.

They also have a white paper on making the change:

http://static.zend.com/topics/White-paper-PHP4-PHP5.pdf

I still have a lot of legacy scripting on old websites and I'm probably not the only one.

Klen · 05-02-2008, 07:54 AM

Big deal,all major script already support php5.

Redrob · 05-02-2008, 07:58 AM

It is not about whether or not PHP 5 is supported in new scripts.

The message is about converting legacy PHP 4 applications to PHP 5.

ScriptWorkz · 05-02-2008, 08:54 AM

Not really a huge deal, for the most part they're compatible, so it usually doesn't take much / if anything to get simple / med sized scripts working on php 5.

If anyone wants to migrate and needs some help, feel free to hit me up: [email protected]

Nookster · 05-02-2008, 10:23 AM

Seriously not that big of a deal. Find someone who knows 4 and 5 and they should know exactly what to modify/change...if it's even needed since 4 is upwards compatible for the most part. They are just getting ready for the release of 6.

05-02-2008, 07:53 AM	#1
Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,791	FYI: Zend ending community support for PHP 4 I received the following notice from Zend: Migrate your PHP 4-based applications to PHP 5 before August. Migrating applications can be a painful process but less so if you make the transition on your own terms. Creating a transition plan for your PHP 4 based applications before August 31, 2008 when community support for PHP 4 runs out, is critical. To help you, Zend offers a complete set of services, from training to consulting, to help you plan, transition or migrate your PHP 4 applications. They also have a white paper on making the change: http://static.zend.com/topics/White-paper-PHP4-PHP5.pdf I still have a lot of legacy scripting on old websites and I'm probably not the only one.

05-02-2008, 10:23 AM	#5
Nookster Confirmed IT Professional Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 3,744	Seriously not that big of a deal. Find someone who knows 4 and 5 and they should know exactly what to modify/change...if it's even needed since 4 is upwards compatible for the most part. They are just getting ready for the release of 6. __________________ The Best Affiliate Software, Ever.

05-02-2008, 07:54 AM	#2
Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	Big deal,all major script already support php5.

05-02-2008, 07:58 AM	#3
Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,791	It is not about whether or not PHP 5 is supported in new scripts. The message is about converting legacy PHP 4 applications to PHP 5.

05-02-2008, 08:54 AM	#4
ScriptWorkz Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Intraweb Posts: 274	Not really a huge deal, for the most part they're compatible, so it usually doesn't take much / if anything to get simple / med sized scripts working on php 5. If anyone wants to migrate and needs some help, feel free to hit me up: [email protected]