PHP 5.5

* Error when using the deprecated mysql extension, which should hopefully get more people moving to PDO (e.g. WordPress: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/21663 )

Re: PHP 5.5

#7

Post by coldtea » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 10:42 AM UTC

thejosh wrote: post #3

Biggest change? - Drop Windows XP and 2003 support

Only if you're using them in the first place. Most people deploy in Linux. Hence, totally irrelevant for them.

Re: PHP 5.5

#8

Post by thejosh » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 10:47 AM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #7

thejosh wrote: post #3

Biggest change? - Drop Windows XP and 2003 support

Only if you're using them in the first place. Most people deploy in Linux. Hence, totally irrelevant for them.

Deploy yes, but not develop with. Most people don't really use virtual machines (vagrant and friends) if they have XP.

Re: PHP 5.5

#9

Post by manuletroll » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 10:56 AM UTC

Am I the only one thinking PHP needs more stuff removed rather than added ?

Re: PHP 5.5

#10

Post by angersock » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 10:57 AM UTC

They added coroutines in a minor number patch. wat.