Will latest CMSB run with an old version of PHP?

Thanks Ross. Just heard that the client's server has been upgraded to a later version of PHP, but good to know for future jobs.

Is version 4.3.11 a later version than 4.3.2? (I thought that the dots indicated a decimal value and that the .2 is the same value as .20)

Hi Carrie,

Yes, version 4.3.11 is later than version 4.3.2. Each number is independent of the others and are not decimals. Sometimes they even have letters in there like 5.3.0-dev.

Sometimes the programmers who make these things get a little over zealous and geek out a bit. That's why some of the code you see they start counting at 0 (not 1) and even the name PHP is actually a "Recursive Acronym" which stands for PHP Hypertext Processor. So basically it could just as easily be called ZHP. Many programmers think things like this are just hilarious. :)

Thanks for the update Dave,

Now another question about an older version of MySQL - will the latest version of CMS Builder run on MySQL Server 4.0.27?

Another different client again has this version with their hosting provider.

No, we require mySQL v4.1.7 which was released October 24, 2004 (almost 5 years ago).

MySQL v4.0.x is very old and was, in fact, end-of-life'd at the end of last year: http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/lifecycle/#calendar

Probably best if they upgrade. If they ask the host will probably have accounts available with more recent software that they can move them over to.

Hope that helps!

Good to know - thaks for the heads up.