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PHP 5 Beta 1

Posted by michael on from the php-is-good-for-you dept.

Sterling Hughes writes "The PHP development community is proud to announce the release of PHP 5 Beta 1. Downloads are available in both source and binary form (for Windows users). A full list of changes is available in the ChangeLog. Some of the new features include much improved OO support, completely revamped XML support, and the default inclusion of SQLite."

3 of 398 comments (clear)

  1. Re:They pulled MySQL out! by BigBadBri · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Old ladies and gin are sooo much more fun.

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  2. Mason and Perl by Michael.Forman · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Not to be a troll but I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to mention Mason for those of you who use PHP but are more proficient in Perl. All my previous web development has been performed in PHP, however, recently I've started to use Mason/Perl.

    Mason/Perl provides similar functionality as PHP using in-line constructs such as "<%perl> $perl = goes($here); </%perl>", "% $perl = goes($here);", "<% $variable %>", and "<& function.html &>". Its modularity has allowed me to create a dynamic website coded completely in Perl! It provides all the power of Perl, combined with the convenience of in-line PHP, and adds a new level of object-oriented modularity.

    Not that I didn't enjoy PHP, it's just that I always felt like I was coding with one hand tied behind my back. If you like Perl, check out Mason.

    Michael.

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  3. Re:They pulled MySQL out! by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Old ladies and gin are sooo much more fun

    But you must drink the gin *first*, lots of it.

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