PHP4 or PHP5

[TCWT]

My server is running on LiteSpeed web server, it really kicks butt. :thumbsup: The maker says PHP4 is faster than PHP5. Which is better to use for IPB? It's the only mysql/php site on my dedicated server. Also, is there a setting for APC opcode cache like eAccelerator does? Thanks in advance. :)

[AndyF]

Moving topic to "Server Management, Resources and Optimization" :)

[Axel Wers]

Somewhere I read that IP.Board is best optimized for PHP 5.2.x

I can't test it, I run under 5.1.4 :D

[Wondering Soul]

I upgraded my servers PHP version to 5.2.x a few days ago and have noticed a little difference in speed from version 4! Page load times have dropped a bit which is nice :)

[TCWT]

Thanks, I would like to hear Brandon's opinion on this. ;)

[.Ryan]

I only run PHP5 on my server so I would recommend it, I don't know the technical differences but some web based applications I use only can support PHP5 so thats my reasoning for using it. Also I wouldn't get started using an old version only to upgrade, which might wreck PHP4 applications.

[Wondering Soul]

My server is running on

LiteSpeed

web server, it really kicks butt. :thumbsup: The maker says PHP4 is faster than PHP5. Which is better to use for IPB? It's the only mysql/php site on my dedicated server. Also, is there a setting for APC opcode cache like eAccelerator does? Thanks in advance. :)

Sorry to bump a kinda old topic but when IP.Board 3.0 (and its components) are released, all PHP4 support is being revoked. So the software will only run correctly on PHP5!

[Velvet Elvis]

Plus, php4 is no longer even getting security updates upstream. Some linux distros are committed to doing what they can to support it for a while, but without the php developers releasing security patches, there is only so much they can do.

To put it in friendly terms, continuing to use php4 is a bad idea.