When is production version of PHP 5 scheduled for release?

[awaresoft]

I've googled this topic and browsed php.net and have been unable to get an idea on when the prodution version of PHP 5 is scheduled to be released. Is there an approximate target date?

I understand that PHP 5 is now (as of June 8th) in a "release candidate 3" state.

Thanks!
Malcolm

 

[nawlej]

I dont think that will be decided until candidate three has been deemd stable, or they find enough bugs to come out with a candidate 4.

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[awaresoft]

Eric,

Thanks for the reply. I know its early, but release candidate 3 appears to be pretty stable - so far anyway.

Malcolm

 

[sleipnir214]

Zend has had a target release of "late summer" for quite some time now. And in general, they're pretty good at releasing when they say they will.

Usually, a minor upgrade (4.2 -> 4.3) goes through 3 or 4 release candidate versions before a release version.

This is a major upgrade. I anticipate at least two more RC releases before production.



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[awaresoft]

Sleipnir214,

Thank you. I'm a "recovering" ASP/ASP.NET developer, new to PHP and very excited by what I see. Anxious to start using PHP 5 in production so my code can match some of the OOP functionality I've enjoyed in ASP.NET.

Malcolm

 

[sleipnir214]

You already have most of it -- PHP has had OO features since version 3.0. It's just that there are improvements and additional functionality.

Have you read the Zend Engine 2.0 document?



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[awaresoft]

Sleipnir214,

Thank you,

Malcolm