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Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? [message #170678 is a reply to message #170669]

Sun, 14 November 2010 20:08

Thomas Mlynarczyk
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Registered: September 2010

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Twayne schrieb:
> Dumb Question:
> Why, really, does it matter whether it's 4.x or 5.x? 4 will continue,
> with only a few finite exceptions, to work under 5 for quite some time to
> come. I mean, are there any actual problems NOW? If not, there isn't likely
> to be. What ARE the problems, if any? By the time you get past 5.3 it could
> begin to matter, but ... AFAIK most servers still allow either setting for 4
> OR 5.

In theory, a PHP4 app should run under PHP5 without any problems, true.
The php.ini file must be checked since some defaults were changed, but
otherwise it should run okay. I've done it myself. So, you're right, it
shouldn't matter.

> I'm just trying to understand why it matters since the customer is
> resisting, something I would expect to happen anyway. One thing I would NOT
> do is lie or mislead the customer because if it's something he's mad about
> it's something he'll talk about and you never know who he'll talk to. I know
> the first time anyone is proven to lie to me, our association is done, even
> if it's a paying customer. I also try to follow up any of what I consider to
> be outrageous claims and so do some customers. Lyng is a dangerous rep to
> get. I've picked up three accounts because of lies their previous authors
> tried to give them.

I was not suggesting to lie to a customer. I was merely pointing out
possible arguments which *may* apply in the given case. Of course
there's nothing wrong with just letting a working system run, but
personally I prefer not having to touch legacy code. Once you're used to
PHP5 it takes some extra effort to remember all the things that must be
done differently in PHP4.

Greetings,
Thomas

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		newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: luxor1275bc on Tue, 09 November 2010 05:46
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Erwin Moller on Tue, 09 November 2010 09:22
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Tue, 09 November 2010 20:21
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Erwin Moller on Wed, 10 November 2010 08:53
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Thu, 11 November 2010 18:40
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Erwin Moller on Fri, 12 November 2010 10:27
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Fri, 12 November 2010 15:42
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Twayne on Sun, 14 November 2010 17:45
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 14 November 2010 20:08
		Re: newbie question: Is config.php necessary? By: Twayne on Sun, 14 November 2010 22:10

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