| Poll: Which PHP version features should CI 4 target? You do not have permission to vote in this poll. |
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| 5.4 | 20 | 23.26% | |
| 5.5 | 11 | 12.79% | |
| 5.6 | 43 | 50.00% | |
| 5.3 (unsuported already) | 1 | 1.16% | |
| This should depend on dev process | 11 | 12.79% | |
| Total | 86 vote(s) | 100% | |
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| Which PHP 5.X version should be considered as Required |
My clients are not going to demand "bleeding edge" php code. They will use what their servers offer and they do not like to be told they "must" upgrade to the next version when their current code is still doing the job they want done.
So, CI support for 5.4 will be available using CI 3.x. This works for my existing clients, which is good for business. For the future, There will be a move to php 5.5-5.6 only after my client is told, by their IT dept. that they can no longer get support for the code. Think molasses in winter. Then think cash flow, it is the name of the game. So, CI 4.x would need to offer something very, very special if it does NOT support php 5.x. Support for php 5.6 ends in less than two years (2017). Support from my clients will last for another couple of years beyond that, at least, so I see over three years of income-producing work... From CI 3.x. If CI 4.0 is targeted beyond php 5 (meaning php 7), then the market for that code will be limited. That means my potential client base will also be limited, to companies who are willing to use "bleeding edge" code. There are not many of these... My vote is php 5.6 for CI 4.0
CI 3.1 Kubuntu 19.04 Apache 5.x Mysql 5.x PHP 5.x PHP 7.x
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