PHP5 Being Rolled Out Per Request

#1 08-10-2006, 10:34 PM

As many of you know, we currently only provide php5 on one server. As this new series of php is in continued deployment and has been pegged with very few exploits/vulnerabilities we have come to a decision that we will now be offering it on a per request basis.

What does this mean? To put it simply, if you want php5 now we are willing to oblige your request. We are going to start installing it on servers per request in a dual environment. Anyone who wants to use it need only submit a ticket and ask if their server has been configured yet. Once it has you can use .htaccess files to dictate that you want to have your php pages parsed by the php5 engine. This will be accomplished by using the following directive...

For phpsuexec servers:
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

Please keep in mind that this is still in the experimental stage so we may have a few kinks to work out along the way. Everyone at HostGator is very excited to be offering this new service and we look forward to many more years of serving our customers.

Thank you for choosing HostGator!

Best Regards,
Robert Stone

EDITED 3/7/2007: Please see http://forums.hostgator.com/showthread.php?t=13423 for more updated information on using PHP 5 with your account.

gtgeorge · #2 08-11-2006, 01:32 PM

Thanks GatorRobertS,

But when I requested if it was installed on GMC, I was told yes. So I added the .htaccess and I got a download dialog when trying to access a .php file, so I reported this back in the same support ticket. The next support tech said I was told incorrectly that php5 was available on the server and went in and "fixed" my script to work by modifing it. Ticket # XOJ-641754

gtgeorge · #3 08-11-2006, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GatorRobertS

As many of you know, we currently only provide php5 on one server. As this new series of php is in continued deployment and has been pegged with very few exploits/vulnerabilities we have come to a decision that we will now be offering it on a per request basis.

What does this mean? To put it simply, if you want php5 now we are willing to oblige your request. We are going to start installing it on servers per request in a dual environment. Anyone who wants to use it need only submit a ticket and ask if their server has been configured yet.

Does this mean php5 can be made available on all servers? Resellers specifically?

DarkSorrow · #4 08-12-2006, 06:19 PM

Does everything still work in it. Does it require an upgrade on our sites if we use custom scripts that use php or is it all compatible.

gtgeorge · #5 08-12-2006, 06:53 PM

From my experience getting it installed, I was first told it was installed and enabled it on a directory that wasn't essential only to find it not working. When asking if it was installed properly support went in and modified my files

to make it work only to find out I was incorrectly told that php5 was installed and that it was not avaILABLE ON RESELLER SERVERS. tHEN LATER IT WAS did get installed.

Be advised that the version installed on GMC is cgi/phpsuexe and will require modifications to directories and files accordingly if your server was running php without it. Nice thing is you can choose where you want to use it

cjnoyes · #6 08-15-2006, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GatorRobertS

As many of you know, we currently only provide php5 on one server. As this new series of php is in continued deployment and has been pegged with very few exploits/vulnerabilities we have come to a decision that we will now be offering it on a per request basis.

What does this mean? To put it simply, if you want php5 now we are willing to oblige your request. We are going to start installing it on servers per request in a dual environment. Anyone who wants to use it need only submit a ticket and ask if their server has been configured yet. Once it has you can use .htaccess files to dictate that you want to have your php pages parsed by the php5 engine. This will be accomplished by using one of two directives...

For non-phpsuexec servers:
AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .php

For phpsuexec servers:
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

Please keep in mind that this is still in the experimental stage so we may have a few kinks to work out along the way. Everyone at HostGator is very excited to be offering this new service and we look forward to many more years of serving our customers.

Thank you for choosing HostGator!

Best Regards,
Robert Stone

If we on a Reseller server ask for it, will it be installed the same way php 4 is installed. I understand the server where php5 is running cgi phpsuexec, beetle for example is not phpsuexec yet

jive · #7 08-15-2006, 02:49 PM

Request made! This is wonderful news.

dncarac · #8 09-01-2006, 10:04 AM

I am new to PHP and MySQL (though FAR from new to computers, programming and the Internet). I've requested PHP5, and been told it's been added to my server. But I have some questions before I go start to learn it.

Being new to PHP, is there some reason not to start immediately with PHP5 - stability? version 1.0 problems? too complicated for a beginner? etc.?

In short should I stick with PHP4 or switch to PHP5 to learn?

My feeling is, why start one version behind, but I'm open to comments from those more experience in PHP than I.

Thanks,

Dave

cjnoyes · #9 09-01-2006, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dncarac

I am new to PHP and MySQL (though FAR from new to computers, programming and the Internet). I've requested PHP5, and been told it's been added to my server. But I have some questions before I go start to learn it.

Being new to PHP, is there some reason not to start immediately with PHP5 - stability? version 1.0 problems? too complicated for a beginner? etc.?

In short should I stick with PHP4 or switch to PHP5 to learn?

My feeling is, why start one version behind, but I'm open to comments from those more experience in PHP than I.

Thanks,

Dave

the big thing is the way PHP changed it's Object oriented handling. If you have a lot of experience with object oriented programming you might start with 5 rather than 4, otherwise start with 4. 5 is actually pretty mature it's not a .1

Conbud · #10 09-02-2006, 08:33 AM

Please do this on request only, the script I run don't work with php5. Which would mean I would have no website.

quietFinn · #11 09-02-2006, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conbud

Please do this on request only, the script I run don't work with php5. Which would mean I would have no website.

Read from start of this thread and you'll see that PHP4 would still be the default, so you'd have to do nothing at all.