If your acp php info says you running 5.3.6 then your running 5.3.6, some hosts provides both still. I suggest anyone to get a vps and install it them self. you can get a vps for 15-20 dollars a year these days that works just fine.victory1 wrote:I see on my cpanel that my host is using PHP 5.2.17, when I inquire when they will switch to 5.3, I was told how to switch to PHP 5.3.x?
By default, we use PHP 5.2.x on our systems, however if you wish to run PHP 5.3.x, please add the following line to your public_html .htaccess file:
AddType application/x-httpd-php53 php53 php
So just because your host is running 5.2, does not mean that 5.3 is not available. My ACP PHP Information says PHP Version 5.3.6
That sounds wak (pun intended). Non-free shared hosting that I've seen runs at least $2.00 per month (or $24 per year). I've never seen VPS for close to that, much less cheaper.DoYouSpeakWak wrote:I suggest anyone to get a vps and install it them self. you can get a vps for 15-20 dollars a year these days that works just fine.
I've never used a decent hosting service for $2/mPony99CA wrote:That sounds wak (pun intended). Non-free shared hosting that I've seen runs at least $2.00 per month (or $24 per year). I've never seen VPS for close to that, much less cheaper.DoYouSpeakWak wrote:I suggest anyone to get a vps and install it them self. you can get a vps for 15-20 dollars a year these days that works just fine.
Also, not everybody wants to have to worry about installing their infrastructure themselves. Installing phpBB presents them with enough challenges as is.
Steve
I know, rightcallumacrae wrote:My stats might be a few years out of date, I get everything for free these days.
In general this is not a good idea. Most of our users do not have the knowledge to run their own server and it is quite easy to get into legal trouble when it gets hacked e.g. because it is running outdated software. Hosting companies are supposed to take care of those problems.DoYouSpeakWak wrote:I suggest anyone to get a vps and install it them self. you can get a vps for 15-20 dollars a year these days that works just fine.
+1bantu wrote:In general this is not a good idea. Most of our users do not have the knowledge to run their own server and it is quite easy to get into legal trouble when it gets hacked e.g. because it is running outdated software. Hosting companies are supposed to take care of those problems.DoYouSpeakWak wrote:I suggest anyone to get a vps and install it them self. you can get a vps for 15-20 dollars a year these days that works just fine.
Completely agree. I think that minimum PHP requirements for common/free software like phpBB can help push even those crappy hosts to upgrade.Stoker 4.0 wrote:I just think that there are a lot of crappy hosts out there.
You are right about that in my case for 5.2 & 5.3. I actually never bothered to read my host KB. It was not until this announcement and I realized my host was running PHP 5.2.17 that I inquire about 5.3; only to be told that 5.3.x was always available to be. Anyway, I switched to 5.3.6 which was the version that my host was running at the time but recently it was upgraded to 5.3.10DavidIQ wrote:When my hosting provider went from 4 to 5 they ran both concurrently for some time and I had the option to use either one on my site. I would expect most hosting providers to do the same or have already upgraded.
Anyone know of a way to get 5.3 on there?PHP Version: PHP 5.2