MySource Matrix to support PHP5: Jan 2008

(Greg Sherwood) #1

PHP recently announced that they will stop supporting PHP 4 in August 2008; consequently Squiz will convert MySource Matrix to work with PHP 5. Squiz have committed to making the 3.18 release of MySource Matrix, scheduled for release in January 2008, compatible with PHP 5.1.


MySource Matrix currently requires PHP 4 and Squiz have been reluctant to change that requirement to PHP 5 because the changes will not be backward compatible. In other words, it is not possible to make a version of MySource Matrix that works on PHP 4 and PHP 5. For those unfamiliar with PHP versions, there was a fundamental change in the way PHP operates between version 4 and 5 which means for the first time in PHP�s life some components are not backwards compatible. This is not just an issue for MySource itself; it is also a problem for some of the PEAR libraries MySource relies on and supporting applications such as our unit-testing framework.



In order to support clients using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5), Squiz will ensure MySource Matrix 3.18 only uses features available in PHP 5.1 (RHEL 5 only supports PHP 5.1). This policy will be reviewed on announcement of a release date for RHEL 6.