php 5.3.3 check

php 5.3.3 check

by Danny Wahl -
Number of replies: 2

After the latest weekly on git (110105) there's the new feature that looks for php 5.3.3, however there seems to be some ambiguity from the tracker ticket (MDL-25186):

While PHP 5.2.8 is the hard (required) min version to run Moodle 2.0, I think it could be interesting to add one new environmental test to be executed on each install / upgrade:

  • Create it as custom and optional check.
  • Make it look for PHP 5.3.3
  • If the test pass, remain hidden.
  • If the test fails, inform about the benefits (memory/speed/security) of using PHP 5.3
  • Make the test available also in 19_STABLE (but apply it only to 2.0 version)

So my question is, is the environment truly recommening 5.3.3, or is it recommending 5.3.x? - The reason being that Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS Universe is on 5.3.2, so moving to 5.3.3 to be with the recommended settings is a much bigger deal than just doing an aptitude update.

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Re: php 5.3.3 check

by Tim Hunt -
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Well, 5.3.3 is better than 5.3.2, becuase there are bug fixes. 5.3.x is much better than 5.2.x (better memory management). It is only a recommendation, however.

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Re: php 5.3.3 check

by Danny Wahl -

so the check is really more about 5.3.x, it just says 5.3.3 because that's the latest stable release.  Got it.

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