I imagine you guys have tested this with php5 which is in rc3 stages now. If so how compliant is rc3 mybb with it or are there some hurdles with it. I am still familiarizing myself with it a bit. Just curious as I have seen some softwares crash with it. I own a deeicated server and have conisdered have it updated to php5 rc3 but not sure sine it may conflict with mybb. Alos, will it support mysql light and other database software?
I can't be totally certain, but I think I read the other day that PHP 5 will not come with mySQL support as standard. You will instead however, have to download the mySQL libraries seperately.
As for myBB's compatibility with PHP 5, I'm not entirely sure as to what extent it has been tested yet, but I would imagine that PHP 5 testing will take place in the future, if not already.
yeah, php no longer supports mysql. From what I understand, mysqlite is packaged or will be. can't remember. From what I have read, alot of commonly used variables and some array issues conflict with php5. I hope it becomes compliant in the near future if it is not already though. Most hosts will probaly not utilize php5 as standar for a very lonf time though. Thanks for the info MM
Sorry for going off topic a bit, but why doesn't PHP any longer support MySQL?
What he meant is that MySQL is not an installed PHP module by default as of PHP5. Web admins have to use the correct install options to have it compiled when PHP is compiled. The main reason for this are because now SQLite is bundled with PHP and there are two different versions of the MySQL module. In most cases both modules will not be needed.
MyBB works fine with PHP5, as I have myBB working fine with Apache 2.0.52, PHP 5.0.3 and MySQL 4.1.9 on Windows XP Home, which is my PC, as I like to test scripts, and learn PHP offline etc.
There arn't any problems with MyBB running with PHP. But there are few very small bugs within the core coding of MyBB. But they are easily sorted. But MyBB Gold will soon be available as its in private beta at the time of this.
I'd say you shouldn't have too many problems with PHP5 tho.