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PHP 5 RC 1 released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-develop-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "PHP just released the first release candidate of PHP 5 after 4 beta releases. It is considered stable and feature-complete -- so get testing!"

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  1. Re:Time for /. to by Sheetrock · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Although you might be kidding (since /. has an established base of well-tweaked high quality/high performance Perl code), not only is PHP and in particular PHP5 is an excellent choice for prototyping because of the integration between display and function, but it's probably the right choice most of the time for people who are seeking to integrate databases with web functionality without delving into high-priced solutions.

    /. is in a special situation due to the amount of traffic it receives, and the amount of effort that has gone into making Slash the powerhouse that it is has no doubt driven projects like perl_mod to increase the efficiency on the webserver side. While PHP would only improve on the appearance and capability to add user functionality, there would be issues with stability.

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    Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
    -- Dr. Spock, stardate 2822-3.




  2. Damn, you're clueless by jbellis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    - for all but the most trivial sites, separating code & presentation is a Good Thing
    - PHP supports this kind of separation. google for template libraries.

  3. Apache 2.x safe to use yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I remember reading within the PHP docs about how unsafe it was to use the 2.x release branch of Apache with PHP...something to do with thread safety if I recall.

    Anybody know if PHP 5.x has overcome this limitation?