[support] PHP 4 or 5?

[Chris Johnson]

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