As an experienced PHP programmer, I'd HIGHLY recommend coders, especially beginners, tick with PHP version 4. I know its tempting to get the 'latest and greatest', however, v5 is still too new, and the majority of servers out there still only support v4 code, so you will run into problems if you already start using functions/methods available in v5 only, and dont own/operate/have root on the server in which your code is going to run, and only ever run.
I don't plan to make the switch to version 5 for at le
Yes, but as a somewhat, shall we say, intermediate programmer, and one who would especially like to learn all about the new OOP enviroments in PHP 5, would you recommend this for practicing with until PHP 5 becomes standard?
My webhost is just a college dude who rents a server out monthly and resells it to guys like me. Actually, I became a reseller under him, so I have root access to the server. I'm sure I could convince him to upgrade pretty soon. In the meantime, I'd love to fool with PHP 5 on my own ma
Stick with PHP 4 (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't plan to make the switch to version 5 for at le
Re:Stick with PHP 4 (Score:1)
Re:Stick with PHP 4 (Score:1)