Re: [support] PHP 4 or 5?

C. R. Oldham wrote:

Greetings,

I was a PHP user from way, way back when it was still known as PHP/Fi. Various things have taken me away from it, but I am now going to migrate some of my work to Drupal.

I am having trouble making the choice between PHP 4 and PHP 5. I use Debian, but often roll my own packages or use www.backports.org. Can someone with more recent experience than I comment on what pitfalls I might face if I choose 5?

--cro

Drupal is presently coded to work on either PHP 4 or PHP 5.

If you choose to go with PHP 5, you will leave a significant number of Drupal users behind, as they are hosted on PHP 4 systems.

Personally, I like PHP 5 and using its OO capabilities, but I will leave the religious arguments to others. :-)

..chrisxj