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"Having said all that, I'm about to commit a change to the code which will remove the foreach($params as &$value). But I'm also about to commit some other stuff which will definitely not be compatible with PHP4."<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Glad we had that discussion.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Dave</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></div><div><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: david@palepurple.co.uk<br>Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:48:47 +0100<br>To: xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br>Subject: [Xerte] Re: database.php<br><br><div>PHP 4 was end-of-lifed back in 2008 (2008/08/08).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>See <a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/story/07/07/14/0646216/php-4-end-of-life-announcement" target="_blank">http://developers.slashdot.org/story/07/07/14/0646216/php-4-end-of-life-announcement</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I don't think it's unreasonable to no longer support PHP4. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>From a work capacity I haven't come across anyone using PHP 4 for ~3 years.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If you're planning for the XOT site you are installing to be accessible to 'the world' then you are likely to have security problems if you're still using PHP4.</div><div><br></div><div>Having said all that, I'm about to commit a change to the code which will remove the foreach($params as &$value). But I'm also about to commit some other stuff which will definitely not be compatible with PHP4.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>David</div><div><br><div><div>On 29 Apr 2012, at 17:39, Dave Burnett wrote:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr"><div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline">Is there a dire necessity to force an upgrade to a php version that will accept pass by ref?</div><div>Thought for most languages that was the default, you had to be explicit if you wanted an autonomous copy.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div id="ecxSkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:31:41 +0100<br>> From:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patrick.lockley@googlemail.com">patrick.lockley@googlemail.com</a><br>> To:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk">xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><br>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: database.php<br>><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><br>> & is php speak for pass by reference, it isn't a typo<br>><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><br>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Dave Burnett <<a href="mailto:d_b_burnett@hotmail.com">d_b_burnett@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I'm still not clear.<br>> > So there is a &$ syntax or is it a typo?<br>> ><br>> > I hate asking ISP's or IT departments for upgrades.<br>> > The answer is usually no.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ________________________________<br>> > From:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:david@palepurple.co.uk">david@palepurple.co.uk</a><br>> > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:05:35 +0100<br>> > To:<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk">xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><br>> > Subject: [Xerte] Re: database.php<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On 29 Apr 2012, at 16:59, Dave Burnett wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > 4.4.9 according to phpversion()<br>> > So is it a typo or version/platform issue?<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Crumbs. Yes. That version of PHP has been obsolete and unsupported for a few<br>> > years now. You should really use PHP 5.2+<br>> ><br>> > I suspect PHP 4 doesn't like something about my code (as I wrote the 'fake'<br>> > prepared statement stuff in Xerte).<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I'll add some sort of version check into the setup wizard to stop anything<br>> > less than PHP 5 being used.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > thanks,<br>> ><br>> > David.<br>> ><br>> > Pale Purple Ltd. (Company No: 5580814)<br>> > 'Business Web Application Development and Training in PHP'<br>> ><br>> ><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.palepurple.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.palepurple.co.uk</a><br>> > Office: 0845 0046746 Mobile: 07792380669<br>> ><br>> > Follow us on Twitter: @PalePurpleLtd<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and<br>> > may contain confidential information. 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