The new releases include several security fixes relating to the exif and fbsql extensions, as well as the unserialize(), swf_definepoly() and getimagesize() functions. There are also over 70 non-critical bug fixes. The PHP Dev Team says that all PHP users are “strongly encouraged to upgrade”.
PHP download page.
PHP 4.3.11 ChangeLog.
PHP 5.0.4 ChangeLog.
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March 31st, 2005 at 8:49 pm
Does anyone else see a dog instead of the php logo on the change logs?
April 1st, 2005 at 1:51 am
Nope, just you Robert. ;)
April 1st, 2005 at 2:50 am
Yes…it’s funny :)
April 1st, 2005 at 6:48 am
Yeah. Trying to find the link between (what appears to be) a sausege dog and PHP now :)
April 1st, 2005 at 7:31 am
those 70 bug fixes do count for something i think though?
think thats more important than the gifs on a web page :lol:
April 1st, 2005 at 7:43 am
Still, too many big bugs unfixed :(
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=29865 serialize
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=24670 __sleep
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=31363 flock
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=32431 SimpleXML
April 1st, 2005 at 4:42 pm
yep i’m using 5.0.3
not a big enough reason to upgrade… just yet :)
April 2nd, 2005 at 3:44 am
nice to see that they are working on hard on PHP and care about security, but i’m waiting for php 5.1.0 with the major improvements (PDO etc)
April 2nd, 2005 at 8:25 am
the dog was part of 1 April day, it was not a bug.
April 3rd, 2005 at 4:37 am
I just hope that servers start upgrading from PHP4 to PHP5!
I see no reason to stay with PHP4! :P
April 3rd, 2005 at 5:57 pm
When are users ever not “strongly encouraged to upgrade” with a new software release?
April 5th, 2005 at 3:19 am
When they rely on behaviour only present in previous versions? You’re always encouraged, but sometimes you’re strongly encouraged: usually because of security concerns.
Never saw the dog, I remember seeing another PHP logo you could call upon which was a person (can’t remember who now) instead of the traditional writing PHP.
April 6th, 2005 at 10:41 am
Dogs != bugs. At the very least, you can figure this out by counting its’ legs…
April 7th, 2005 at 5:16 pm
It does look like there will not be much reason to upgrade until 5.1, even for the those obsessed with having things up to date.
April 21st, 2005 at 7:29 am
What’s next? Are they working on 4.4 and 5.1, or is it going to end at 4.3 and then they’ll just continue 5?
May 3rd, 2005 at 4:23 am
i’m just starting, my hosting service only has 4.3.11, but i need 5 for my project..
what’s the difference?