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by robg1
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When choosing a hosting provider, is there much difference between those that use PHP 5.3 and those that use 5.2 servers?

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Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author KevinBurns
    There are a couple of significant differences between php 5.2 and 5.3
    This site gives a good breakdown between the two...

    Differences between 5.2 and 5.3

    The general rule of thumb is to always go with the higher version

    hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author rajeevrla
    yes, there are some good plugins which require PHP 5.3, if your server doesn't have it, you can't use it. It's always good to go with hosting company that remains updated.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew H
    if you are using pre-existing scripts developed for < 5.3 you might run into some problems.

    PHP: Backward Incompatible Changes - Manual
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  • Profile picture of the author phptechie
    Always go for servers with latest stable version (highest) of PHP , as most of the free open source scripts are built to work on them.
    Though most scripts come with backward compatibility , its better to go with higher versions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Weblover50
    Old scripts could technically have problem with 5.3, but that is really unlikely. New scripts having trouble with 5.2 is more likely. At this point of time, most scripts should work on either, but in near future expect the latest versions of scripts to have some issue. Given a choice, go with newer one, even though it is not really an issue now.
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  • Profile picture of the author webcosmo
    Best to go with the highest version of PHP, so you can use latest scripts with no problems.
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    • Profile picture of the author MoonWolf
      Sometimes you can choose the version of PHP the site runs. Some providers offers that for compability.
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  • Profile picture of the author firentire
    PHP 5.3 is more stable and supported by most of the scripts.
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