On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:43:06 -0700, Rasmus Lerdorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> chris# wrote:
>>> It was possible to have PHP3 and PHP4 both as modules, I think, but
>>> that was an anomoly?
>> So which one of the developers broke this /feature/ in 5? ;)
>
> This wasn't supported on all platforms in 4 either because it relied on
> the ability to created versioned shared libs. It was a hassle to
> maintain and frankly none of the people who understood it had any need
> for it. As popular as PHP is, it is still driven by the needs of the
> people who do the bulk of the work. The fact that we don't have great
> support for ISPs and shared environments is a reflection of the fact
> that no core developer has ever had a serious need for it. Or put
> another way, no serious developer from an ISP has ever contributed
> enough to PHP to move the ship on this stuff.
Count me in!
And thank you very much for such an informative response.
So tell me please. Is it uncommon to run more than one version of PHP
on one box - where the developers are concerned? I ask this because
I've been developing in many languages for about 30 yrs. and I frequently
run more than one version of a language on the same (DEV boxen) during
the languages /transitional/ period - when it's changing from one ver.
to another; for regression testing. So somehow, I assumed that the PHP
DEV team probably did the same. Maybe I'm just odd that way. Anyway, I
meant what I said - count me in. I'll start preparing the addition of
another server to dedicate to an experimental parallel PHP install.
But given that I'm already managing 50 some boxen already, I'd /really/
appreciate a little insight from those whom have already accomplished
something at least similar. As my time is /very/ thin already. I'd also
be willing to provide access to all the PHP developers. So they can
experiment on it, if they want. I'll use CVS to keep a versioning system
of the boxen. Thereby allowing the recreation of any state of the boxen.
That should prove quite helpful.
Hell, if this is successful, I'd even consider offering free hosting for
a period of time. Just to show off the ability (and hopeful convenience)
of running multiple PHP versions. This could be the "crown jewel" for
the willing adoption of PHP5. :)
Thanks again for taking the time to respond.
>
> -Rasmus
>
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