[Hidden-tech] Network Solutions forcing users to upgrade to PHP5

[Rich]

Php4 has reached end of life as of Dec 2007 - that means no more 
upgrades and more important, no more security fixes.
We are pushing all customers to do the same - I am just surprised this 
is just being announced by NetSol.

Here is the start of the migration documentation: 
http://docs.php.net/manual/en/faq.migration5.php

There are only a few differences that will cause a web site totally not 
to work. More likely,
the setting of 'register_globals' has changed and that is the issue, see 
this for more info:
http://docs.php.net/register_globals

There are many available code patches to fake register_globals, although 
fixing them properly is a better idea.
And with the amount of site hacking going on today, it is a REALLY good 
idea.

Rich

Adam Connor wrote:
>
> I just received an email from a client saying the her hosting 
> provider, Network Solutions, is forcing her to upgrade her site from 
> PHP4 to PHP5. Unfortunately, her site doesn't work in PHP5 and would 
> need a fair amount of work to update in order to get it to do so.
>
> I know the reputation Network Solutions has(I don't personally like or 
> use them myself), and I'm not looking to start a thread on why they're 
> bad.  What I'd like to know is:
> 1.) Does anyone know more about why they're forcing this upgrade?
> 2.) Does anyone have any advice for her on how to approach modifying 
> her code (i.e. what the major differences between PHP 4 and 5 are)?
>
> -- 
> adam connor
> little green toaster
> 413.244.4457
> adam at littlegreentoaster.com <mailto:adam at littlegreentoaster.com>
> www.littlegreentoaster.com <http://www.littlegreentoaster.com>
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