I guess thats why I would like to see something in the docs that lists
what the minimum version levels are for the different modules in Zend
framework. So when a new version comes out those of use who are stuck
on shared systems can try to make an educated decision about when to
upgrade or if its even possible.
I can see both sides oft his issue. I personally would love to always
run with the latest and greatest. But I have tended to be one would
likes living about 1.5 steps back from the bleeding edge. As I don't
like to bleed more then necessary. :)
But if I am hosting a server or server farm with thousands of users I
cannot just upgrade as I may end up breaking people running very old
code on the server. Additionally as a hosting provider I also have to
make darn sure that the isolation between the individual user accounts
is maintained. In some cases the owner of the site does not want to
pay to have their code fixed and if you perform an upgrade to the
server that results in breakage of their code then it's the hosting
services fault. Even if it really isn't.
So in summary I would just like to request the documentation be
extended with version requirements kind of like the dependency
requirements listed in the docs.
Eric Naujock
On May 3, 2009, at 7:49 AM, keith Pope wrote:
2009/5/3 Mr. Eric Eugene Naujock <naujo...@mac-cafe.com>:
Are you having the same issue that I am?
My hosting provider is a shared provider and to get anything above
5.2.0 is
not possible without upgrading to a much higher pricing tier. I too
remember
that it used to able a minimum of 5.1.6 to run the framework and then
suddenly found out that had changed. But only one line inn the docs
said you
had to have 5.2.4.
My hosting service runs Debian 4.0 and since the service is a VPS
(Plesk
based Virtual Private Server) server it may be a while before
Debain 5 is
supported depending on how long it takes the (Virtual Private
server) to
upgrade their support.
My other sites are on a Redhat shared server that is offering a
limited
version of 5.2.0. I don't own the hardware and since its a shared
service I
cannot upgrade the PHP version.
Not everyone has $100-$400/month to have a dedicated server at a
hosting
provider to install the latest and to buy a copy of zend server to
serve
sites. It would be useful to have something in the documentation
that states
the minimum requirements to each module so that those of us who
don't have
the money for the latest and greatest can still work with what they
have.
Zend server does have a community edition which is good for upgrading
to a decent php version, its a shame the shared hosting (and redhat)
companies seem to lag behind so much, we had the same problem with
php4 which hurt the adoption of php5, we will probably have the same
with 5.3. Really the framework cant hang around supporting the older
versions now, it has to stay competitive with other frameworks and
indeed languages.
Eric Naujock.
On May 1, 2009, at 9:00 AM, mbneto wrote:
Hi,
Now that the ZF .18 is out I'd like to know if anyone has the php
version
requirement for the individual classes. I know the general
minimum php
version for the framework but in the past only a few of the
classes actually
required 5.2.x.
Since I am still stuck with 5.1.6 (RHEL) for a while this would
allow me
to know if I can upgrade safely, as long as I do not use any class
that uses
5.2.x features.
Thanks.
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