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msk420 · May 19th, 2006, 10:47 PM

What would be better to start learning version 4 or 5. Just a question, I'm very new to PHP and want to start learning it heavily...

Booooze · May 19th, 2006, 10:52 PM

Doesn't really matter in my opinion. There are small differences between the two. I know PHP 4, and some 5. I use PHP 5, and have yet to run into a problem where a command im using doesn't work. The book I read covers PHP 4 and 5. It's the same code basicly, and points out code changes where applicable.

Ooble · May 20th, 2006, 2:22 PM

Learn 5. Version five adds a few more functions and improves a few more, and adds decent support for classes and objects. There's no point learning v4 unless your web host doesn't support v5.

msk420 · May 20th, 2006, 2:58 PM

Ok thanks...

BlazingWolf · May 20th, 2006, 7:38 PM

Oobles word is true. Plus when you first learn 5 you probably won't be using any of the features new to 5 anyway.

Booooze · May 20th, 2006, 7:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BlazingWolf

Oobles word is true. Plus when you first learn 5 you probably won't be using any of the features new to 5 anyway.

Yeah that's why I said it didn't really matter. Go ahead and learn 5 though. No biggy.

msk420 · May 20th, 2006, 8:46 PM

Ok thanks.

chiefbutz · May 22nd, 2006, 2:30 PM

I say learn both if possible, because 5 has more stuff, but 4 is what most webhosts have, or so it seems to me.

Booooze · May 22nd, 2006, 3:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefbutz

I say learn both if possible, because 5 has more stuff, but 4 is what most webhosts have, or so it seems to me.

You learn one, you learn the other. Like I said, I know PHP4. I run PHP5. Big Dif

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Booooze Expert Programmer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Igloo Posts: 710 Rep Power: 3	Doesn't really matter in my opinion. There are small differences between the two. I know PHP 4, and some 5. I use PHP 5, and have yet to run into a problem where a command im using doesn't work. The book I read covers PHP 4 and 5. It's the same code basicly, and points out code changes where applicable.

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chiefbutz Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I say learn both if possible, because 5 has more stuff, but 4 is what most webhosts have, or so it seems to me.

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