PHP 5.4.0 released
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PHP 5.4.0 released
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Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#2They finally added short array syntax, removed register_globals and magic quotes, and the default character set is now UTF-8!
This is good news indeed, they seem to be actually improving the language for once.
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#3Are there any benchmarks (synthetic or real-world) for the performance improvements? Would have been nice if the release notes had provided some.
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#4Here are the NEWS text: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/tags/php_5_4_0/NEWS?re...
and the UPGRADING instructions: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/tags/php_5_4_0/UPGRADI...
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#5I'm glad to see the short array syntax. Having strayed from PHP for a while to work on Ruby and JavaScript I'm really enjoying the ability to leave out semicolons in unambiguous end-of-line situations. Would love to see that make it into PHP at some point.
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#6Big hitters:
array dereferencing - $object->method()[$index] is now valid syntax
built-in webserver via CLI - php -s - http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php
traits and the insteadof operator - http://php.net/language.oop5.traits.php
shortened array syntax - $array = [1, 2, [1, 2, 3], 4];
Finally removed register_globals ;)
Default charset of UTF-8!
Read all about it! http://www.php.net/manual/en/migration54.php
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#7Other great little changes:
- you can now do function()[0]
- Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#8They also improved the zend engine, CURL extension, added Tokyo cabinet abstract and Berkeley DB Support! Added a couple of hashes, Improved JSON Extension (JSON_NUMERIC_CHECK!) and a whole lot of bug fixes. The UTF-8 part was long overdue, glad they fixed that.
I spend a lot of time programming in PHP. Its reputation is pretty bad, but updates like this keep me going!
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#9Added callable typehint.
Nice
Re: PHP 5.4.0 released
#10Are there any benchmarks (synthetic or real-world) for the performance improvements? Would have been nice if the release notes had provided some.
There are some around like http://news.php.net/php.internals/57760, seen a couple more but forget where. The trend does seem to be towards far better performance across the board though which is good.