PHP is a new type of CGI programming language. It is easy to learn, easy to use, and has fast running speed. It can quickly and easily write powerful and fast running Web background programs that can run on Windows, Unix, and Linux platforms at the same time. It has built-in For functions such as file upload, password authentication, Cookies operation, email sending and receiving, and dynamic GIF generation, PHP directly provides original connections to many databases, including Oracle, Sybase, Postgres, Mysql, Informix, Dbase, Solid, Access, etc., and fully supports ODBC Interface, when the user changes the platform, there is no need to change the PHP code, it can be used immediately.
The PHP development team officially released PHP 5.4, which is a major update version of the 5.x series and contains a large number of new features and bug fixes.
The main new features of PHP 5.4 include:
New syntax, including Traits, shortened array syntax, and more Improves performance and reduces memory consumption Multi-byte language support is now available for all PHP versions via a runtime switch Built-in CLI mode web server to simplify development workflow and Testing work removes several obsolete language features and streamlines code compatibility-related changes:
Removed Register globals, magic quotes and safe mode
Removed break/continue $var syntax Removed ini option "allow_call_time_pass_reference"
In the php.ini file, the PHP default character set is now UTF-8
The PHP development team stated that this version will be the last version to support Windows XP and Windows 2003, and binary packages for these operating systems will no longer be provided in the future.
The PHP development team released two updated versions today, namely 5.4.9 and 5.3.19. These two versions have fixed more than 15 bugs. All PHP users are recommended to upgrade to 5.4.9 immediately, or at least upgrade to 5.3.19.
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