[development] Easier PHP4 compatibility for Drupal modules

[Earl Miles]

Eric-Alexander Schaefer wrote:
> Earnie Boyd schrieb:
>> I say just refer them to http://www.gophp5.org/ and add the banner to 
>> your project page.
> 
> How will that help small community sites with a cheap hosting company 
> that refuses to upgrade to php5?
> 
>> Drupal 7 will only support PHP5.
> 
> There should be a cut like this to encourage the upgrade, but all 
> previous versions including contributed modules should support php4.

While Drupal 6 supports PHP4, there is absolutely no requirement for 
contrib modules for Drupal 6 to support PHP4.