On 03/22/2010 04:42 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
and regarding installation, i would *strongly* encourage readers to install from packages if they can, leaving downloading and building the source as a last resort only. virtually every OS these days should have PHP and related packages ready to go.
Some commonly used server platforms (e.g. RH Linux) favor keeping compatibility and don't ship current PHP releases. Installing from packages is often not the most appropriate choice - unless you like using PHP 4.3.9. Chris (who builds PHP RPMs and whose company sells Linux support) -- Email: christopher.jo...@oracle.com Tel: +1 650 506 8630 Blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/opal/ Free PHP Book: http://tinyurl.com/UGPOM
