PHP5/SQL5 Upgrades - Page 11

whatrevolution · #**251** 03-04-2008, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordanlw

Although I would recommend opting out since any popular script will be automatically configured to work with PHP5 & MySQl5 and anything popular should already work with MySQL5 & PHP5.
Thats just my opinion.

Yeah, I opted out; because I had already stopped using ALL PHP code which wasn't working in PHP5. It's the very first thing I look for on all PHP projects. The current best PHP code supports both, and is written such that there is a version check at the top of a process, and that value toggles which specific function to use when needed. Otherwise, PHP4 & 5 compatibility is really simple... such as knowing that PHP5 still supports PHP4 style constructors, and that in PHP4 your destructor will not run automatically... these considerations are annoying, though; 3 years was long enough to suffer them.

phredduk · #**252** 03-04-2008, 05:40 PM

Hi all - I have a Zen Cart installation which I am keen to keep working smoothly after the upgrades. I expect it will operate fine under PHP5/MySQL 5 as suggested in this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37597

Quote:

If the MySQL5 "STRICT_TRANS_TABLES" setting is disabled, you will likely not have any problems....

I submitted a couple of support tickets asking if this setting could be confirmed but was advised to enquire on the forums.. any ideas?

Thanks

fuzzfree · #**253** 03-04-2008, 06:28 PM

You should also upgrade PHP5 to the latest PHP 5.2.5 - solara has 5.2.2 installed.

And you should upgrade php4 to the latest 4.4.8 (solara has 4.4.4) - although it has comed to EOL, security fixes are released by PHP team - so you should keep it until 08-08-2008 or whenever PHP team does not releases new fixes.

My 2 cents.

regentronique · #**254** 03-04-2008, 07:14 PM

Now, it as been 3 weeks without any update from GatorDaveC on the final form of the PHP5/MySql5 upgrade. There is ONLY 4 days before it is done, it would be important to know about any last minute changes BEFORE the upgrade is done!

Unless HostGator do not really care about their customers...

slapshotw · #**255** 03-04-2008, 09:29 PM

They don't yet know the full details of what the script will be doing. As soon as they know, they'll give as much information as they can.

***GatorDaveC*** · #**256** 03-05-2008, 02:12 AM

Ok Guys/Gals. I've got some news.....

First of all I just moved to Texas and still settling in here.

I have been working on the SQL5/PHP5 migration, so far the only scripts that are having problems that haven't been resolved, but *should* be by launch time are...

dewnewphp -- Sethandler fix
dotproject forums -- throws fatal error
siteframe -- searching broken (seems to be broken on PHP4 as well)
supportlogic -- has errors on main page

We have tested every script in Fantastico which we are considering "common" scripts. If you know of any other common scripts you would like us to test please let us know. We should have the problems resolved on the other scripts by Friday.

phredduk · #**257** 03-05-2008, 05:35 AM

Good to see testing is being done on popular scripts/applications.

Could you test Zen Cart please?

I'm confident PHP5 will not cause issues, I'm more concerned about MySQL 5 and the fact that the Hostgator team seem unaware of what the configuration will be!

gtgeorge · #**258** 03-05-2008, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phredduk

Good to see testing is being done on popular scripts/applications.

Could you test Zen Cart please?

I'm confident PHP5 will not cause issues, I'm more concerned about MySQL 5 and the fact that the Hostgator team seem unaware of what the configuration will be!

Zen Cart is included in Fantastico isn't it?

BTW, Welcome to the US Dave. Hope you enjoy your stay in Texas!

whatrevolution · #**259** 03-05-2008, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phredduk

I expect it will operate fine under PHP5/MySQL 5 as suggested in this post:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37597

Quote:

If the MySQL5 "STRICT_TRANS_TABLES" setting is disabled, you will likely not have any problems....

I submitted a couple of support tickets asking if this setting could be confirmed but was advised to enquire on the forums.. any ideas?

I have an idea, yes.

Tell Tech Support to quit sending us their damn work. We can not answer that question; they can.

Vote that ticket response a 1.

***GatorDaveC*** · #**260** 03-05-2008, 04:17 PM

STRICT_TRANS_TABLES will *NOT* be enabled in the configuration.

whatrevolution · #**261** 03-05-2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GatorDaveC

STRICT_TRANS_TABLES will *NOT* be enabled in the configuration.

Vote Dave's ticket response a 4.

slapshotw · #**262** 03-05-2008, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GatorDaveC

First of all I just moved to Texas and still settling in here.

Who won the 50k???

phredduk · #**263** 03-05-2008, 05:16 PM

Thanks GatorDave!

I will likely not have any problems... although I expected as much anyway, nice to have the peace of mind

plagarto · #**264** 03-06-2008, 07:15 AM

I decided to opt-out from the automatic PHP5 upgrade and entered my credentials in the opt-out page.

The question is I didn't get any confirmation email about the opt-out procedure. Is that what I should expect or what?

Thanks.

whatrevolution · #**265** 03-06-2008, 07:23 AM

It's going to be awesome, later this month, when this thread fills up with spluttering rage along the lines of, "I opted out but still got php5 now my website is broken what the hell?!?!" ...

Be very careful with that word, "opt-out", next time.

Prezadent · #**266** 03-06-2008, 01:31 PM

PHP team recommends not enabling short tags. They conflict with XML tags.

Really, using the short tags is just plain lazy.

PLEASE don't enable PHP short tags.

Jordanlw · #**267** 03-06-2008, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plagarto

I decided to opt-out from the automatic PHP5 upgrade and entered my credentials in the opt-out page.

The question is I didn't get any confirmation email about the opt-out procedure. Is that what I should expect or what?

Thanks.

LOL...
Opting out mean they will not upgrade YOUR SCRIPTS automatically,
You will still get PHP5 & MySQL5 on your server.

whatrevolution · #**268** 03-07-2008, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordanlw

You will still get PHP5 & MySQL5 on your server.

BUT I DON'T WANNA!

...

I picked up my first PHP 6 book this week. o_-

plagarto · #**269** 03-07-2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordanlw

LOL...
Opting out mean they will not upgrade YOUR SCRIPTS automatically,
You will still get PHP5 & MySQL5 on your server.

What's so funny about that? That's exactly what I want; that my code is not upgraded!

whatrevolution · #**270** 03-07-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plagarto

What's so funny about that? That's exactly what I want; that my code is not upgraded!

He thought that you thought you were opting out of having PHP itself upgraded. That misunderstanding has happened a lot since the announcement.

***GatorDaveC*** · #**271** 03-08-2008, 02:44 AM

We will be starting the upgrades later in the evening on March 8th (Tomorrow), starting with gator2 and moving our way up from there. We will start with 5 servers the first night.

Phil.UK · #**272** 03-08-2008, 04:32 AM

Can you tell me if you will be emailing reseller account owners to notify them of when their server is being upgraded - or post a list of servers/times somewhere?

Thanks

Lincoln · #**273** 03-08-2008, 09:49 PM

Yes, a little advance notice on when my site will be completely destroyed by the upgrades would be nice.

Phil.UK · #**274** 03-09-2008, 01:17 AM

Yes it's not too much to ask is it? You have a long list of servers and I've only seen a rough estimate as to how many per night you're going to be able to do - you can't expect all your users to check back all the time in the next few weeks to see if anything's wrong.

Please publish a list of servers!!

Jordanlw · #**275** 03-09-2008, 04:34 AM

I believe they said they "were" going to do that,
And I also agree it would be excellent if you could post the servers your going to upgrade in the particular night.

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