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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Why we don?t like PHP / PHP?s anti-Apache2 FUD
From: lester@lsces.co.uk (Lester Caine)

Daniel Convissor wrote:

>>"running phpBB 2.0.x with PHP5 is not supported at http://www.phpbb.com."
> 
> Of course, that's because they're too lazy to make it work under PHP 5, 
> let alone be secure in the first place.

Of cause this has nothing to do with Apache2 issues, but phpbb like a 
lot of very popular packages does have a very restricted range of 
extensions that it will work with, many by design, others for much the 
same reason that support for Apache2/PHP is not as good - The old system 
works so why change it.

Security is a very good reason for changing, and I know that is not 
relevant in this discussion, but a better culture *OF* updating systems 
where potential risks are fixed should be the norm, rather than "It 
works leave it alone" ;)

( Why do I have so much trouble getting connections to the php news 
groups. I've had to post these messages three or four time before they 
go through, and getting new messages from the list is very hit and miss 
:( )

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Lester Caine
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