PHP5 Update.

[GatorDaveC]

All of the Shared and Reseller servers are going to have the PHP5 environment upgraded from 5.1.6 to version 5.2.0. There have many fixes and improvements in this release. The upgrade will take place on Friday night or early Saturday morning between the times of 11PM - 3AM EST.

The downtime should not be anymore then about 5-10 seconds on the server, Apache may not even require a restart, since PHP5 runs as CGI.

If anyone has suggestions for modules that you want included in the PHP5 environment, please post them here. The modules that will be compiled as default will be parsed from the PHP 4.4.x configuration.

I should also include the change log, which is at the following URL http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.0

[Flinty]

Any plans on upgrading PHP on gator138.hostgator.com? CPanel says it's version 4.4.4.

[quietFinn]

Originally Posted by Flinty

Any plans on upgrading PHP on gator138.hostgator.com? CPanel says it's version 4.4.4.

That's PHP4.

All of the Shared and Reseller servers are going to have the PHP5 environment upgraded from 5.1.6 to version 5.2.0.

[barrrt]

Originally Posted by GatorDaveC

If anyone has suggestions for modules that you want included in the PHP5 environment, please post them here.

David,

Per the above, as well as your e-mail response to my support ticket.

I would like to request that SOAP module is added to PHP5 during the next update. From what I hear, many affiliate marketers use HostGator, and with Commission Junction releasing their web services API recently, SOAP might become important for more and more people.

Another thing I noticed about PHP5 setup is that, unlike under PHP4, it is no longer possible to "include" using URL, as opposed to a file name. This is due to addition of allow_url_include directive in php.ini, which is off by default. My second request is to have it turned on to allow PHP5 to work with services such as goldenCAN.

Thanks,

Bart

PS. Thanks for installing the pear SOAP module.

[prabudh]

hi,
is it possible to have php4 and php5 on a same dedicated box ?
if yes how would one let one account use a new version(php5) and other using older one(php4).

Any suggestions ???

see ya,
pk

[quietFinn]

Originally Posted by prabudh

hi,
is it possible to have php4 and php5 on a same dedicated box ?
if yes how would one let one account use a new version(php5) and other using older one(php4).

http://forums.hostgator.com/showthread.php?t=10335

[prabudh]

thanks quietFinn, i might give it a try in coming days.

see ya,

[GatorDaveC]

Originally Posted by prabudh

thanks quietFinn, i might give it a try in coming days.

see ya,

If you have a dedicated server, PHP5 may not be installed as a 2nd environment. If it isn't installed, just submit at ticket, and it will be done shortly.

[Serra]

Originally Posted by GatorDaveC

If you have a dedicated server, PHP5 may not be installed as a 2nd environment. If it isn't installed, just submit at ticket, and it will be done shortly.

So, if it isn't installed, we should put in a ticket to be told it can't be installed?

[GatorDaveC]

Originally Posted by Serra

So, if it isn't installed, we should put in a ticket to be told it can't be installed?

Hello,
No, I was saying if PHP5 is not installed on your dedicated server, we can install it if you would like. It is free of charge. Sorry if the sentence was confusing.

[quietFinn]

Originally Posted by kmaw

You just mean we can't have PHP4 and PHP5 running together on a dedicated and use php.ini to decide which we want to run....

That's right, you must use a command in .htaccess if you want to use PHP5.

[acornies]

I require php5 with xslt on my shared hosting account, and after several tickets, I finally got this module intalled. Shortly after the issue was resolved, I found that the module was removed after one of the system wide updates of php5. I ask that for your universal php5.2.0 installation across all of your shared hosting servers to include the xslt modules. This functionality is becoming increasingly popular in web applications today, and I don't see why it wouldn't included.

If this can't be done across all shared hosting servers, please make sure that the xslt modules for php5 are included in the updates on gator137.

The support team has been great, but I just dont want to keep creating the same ticket everytime there is an update.

[etaham]

Would it be possible to enable pdo_mysql support. with mysql as the only option for a database, it seems odd that the mysql driver wouldn't be enabled.
Furthermore, PDO is now included with php and is picking up speed among developers.
I am on gator205.
Thank you very much for your help

Originally Posted by acornies

I require php5 with xslt on my shared hosting account, and after several tickets, I finally got this module intalled. Shortly after the issue was resolved, I found that the module was removed after one of the system wide updates of php5. I ask that for your universal php5.2.0 installation across all of your shared hosting servers to include the xslt modules. This functionality is becoming increasingly popular in web applications today, and I don't see why it wouldn't included.

If this can't be done across all shared hosting servers, please make sure that the xslt modules for php5 are included in the updates on gator137.

The support team has been great, but I just dont want to keep creating the same ticket everytime there is an update.

All of our shared servers should have PHP 5 installed as a 2nd environment. Gator90 and above should all be PHPsuexec server.
Please see http://forums.hostgator.com/showthread.php?t=10335

[go77306]

Originally Posted by etaham

Would it be possible to enable pdo_mysql support. with mysql as the only option for a database, it seems odd that the mysql driver wouldn't be enabled.
Furthermore, PDO is now included with php and is picking up speed among developers.
I am on gator205.
Thank you very much for your help

I want PDO_Mysql too!
Also PHP5's SOAP extension!

[mwookie]

I am also very interested in SOAP for PHP. Is there any plan as of right now to implement it? I would be using it for CJ's web services (plus other things someday).

Thanks.

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[sorin.spanu]

Originally Posted by go77306

I want PDO_Mysql too!
Also PHP5's SOAP extension!

I am hosted on gator211
Customer support told me that i have to wait until pdo_mysql will be configured on the server.
Can any admin tell me when will be possible to install pdo_mysql on gator211?
I have deadlines.

[Sam]

Hi, will this mean that i cant use php4 any more? my site only runs of php4 and doesnt work with php5.

[cjnoyes]

nope, php5 is an option, php4 is the default, you turn on php5 with a .htaccess item

[cjnoyes]

Please make sure simplexml is turned on

[sersuesp]

Originally Posted by cjnoyes

nope, php5 is an option, php4 is the default, you turn on php5 with a .htaccess item

Ok, so, how i turn php5 in my .htaccess?? Thanks for your help in advance.

[quietFinn]

Originally Posted by sersuesp

Ok, so, how i turn php5 in my .htaccess?? Thanks for your help in advance.

http://forums.hostgator.com/showthread.php?t=10335

[mjbanks]

Originally Posted by quietFinn

http://forums.hostgator.com/showthread.php?t=10335

I have PHP5 enabled in the htaccess in the root of my public_html as needed for my default domain. I have 3 addon domains. Is there any way to revert back to PHP4 for any of those domains?

I tried adding the line "AddHandler application/x-httpd-php4 .php" per advice of a tech support rep from HostGator, but that breaks all applications (I can't access any php files). Anyone have any ideas?

My main reason for asking, is that memory_limit in the php.ini for php5 is set to 8M, which is too small for Gallery to run from either a manual install or from the Fantastico install. So having the PHP5 php.ini running breaks Gallery for one of my sub-domains. I really need to get that back up and running.

[Impavidus]

You can try to see if can change the memory_limit with:

Server without phpSuExec:
In your .htaccess put
php_value memory_limit 32M

Server with phpSuExec:
In you php.ini put
memory_limit 32M

OR

Add this to install/index.php and in main.php
ini_set("memory_limit","32M");

Are you adding the "AddHandler application/x-httpd-php4 .php" to the addon .htaccess and not the main directory .htaccess?

I can not test "AddHandler application/x-httpd-php4 .php", because I do not have php 4 installed.

[GatorDaveC]

I didn't want to wait any longer on the PHP5 updates, as all of you are waiting to have SOAP, PDO_MYSQL, and SimpleXML installed on the servers. All of the Shared and Reseller servers are getting PHP 5.2.0 installed with the current flags, plus SOAP, PDO_MYSQL, and SimpleXML. The php.ini file on PHP5.2.0 has been adjusted slightly as well.

Below are the basic PHP5 configuration options which we are using.

register_globals = Off (We are keeping register globals off, as this is what we originally installed PHP5 with)

memory_limit= 40M (This is the maximum amount of memory we allow on both shared and reseller servers)

enable_dl = Off (Securityrisk)

max_execution_time = 30 (Maximum execution time for a PHP script on a Shared / Reseller server)

max_input_time = 60(The maximum amount of time we allow to parse inputdata)

magic_quotes_gpc = On (All ' " \ are escaped automatically)

upload_max_filesize =10M (The maximum PHP upload limit we allow on a Shared / Resellerserver)

short_open_tag = On(Allows the use of <? ?> Instead of <?php ?>)