[mapserver-users] PHP MapScript - when to upgrade PHP?

[Rob Martinson]

Chip,

Check the changelog in the releases if you're worried
(http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php). The majority of the changes from
the initial release of 4.0 up to the current 4.0.6 have been bug fixes
although some a few features have been added. If you're happy with
4.0.4, I say stick with it until the next major release. I generally
upgrade with every new release after it's been out for a week or so with
no major issues. But my job depends on keeping everything (including
myself) as current as possible.


Rob Martinson
Nichebox - http://www.nichebox.com
Development - http://dev.nichebox.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu 
> [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Hankley, Chip
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:40 PM
> To: MapServer List (E-mail)
> Subject: [mapserver-users] PHP MapScript - when to upgrade PHP?
> 
> 
> I was cruising around php.net over the weekend, and saw that 
> there has been yet another release of PHP (4.0.6)...
> 
> I'm pretty new to PHP and OpenSource in general...so, maybe 
> I'm showing my naiveté here -
> 
> Do changes in the software come out this quickly? Is there 
> something wrong w/ PHP 4.0.4? I played around with 4.0.5 for 
> a couple weeks and found that some things just didn't work 
> very well...so I'm still using 4.0.4. Now I'm feeling like 
> I'm two releases behind...
> 
> When do most people make the decision to upgrade?
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Chip Hankley
>