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2006/3/16

so why are we stuck with php4 and the like?

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@ 03:47 PM (33 months, 5 days ago)
well, let's see:

mail support@myhost.com
> can you please upgrade my webserver's PHP from 4.x to 5.1.2?
you have php5 cgi mode already but for the apache module it costs a 50$ installation fee
> can you please upgrade mySQL from 4 to 5?
sure, 50$ installation fee
> I have ruby, but can I please have ruby on rails?
sure, but you need:
fastCGI: 50$
ror package: 50$

.. you get the picture. I'm talking about a top quality hosting provider here, so it's no big surprize that php5 is stuck in some 6% market. I'm just the average php developer that wants to try the latest Zend Framework and code igniter and others. So does it make sense to talk about php6?