Posted by: teesed
Posted on: 2009-06-08 08:41:00
I need php4 for a testing site. I'm currently showing version 5.2.6 (http://www.findmyshops.com/phpversion.php)
What do I need to put in my htaccess file in order to force "php" extensions to use php4?
I've tried "AddType application/x-httpd-php4 .php .htm .html" but it isn't working or there is a lag.
Thank you in advance.
Edited by teesed on 06/08/09 08:54 AM (server time).
Posted by: rlparker
Posted on: 2009-06-08 10:38:00
PHP4 is officially "end of life" by PHP, and is deprecated here at DreamHost. There is no way, at present, to set a domain to run PHP4 on DreamHost other than to compile your own PHP4 PHP-CGI.
http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2008/08/22/php4-will-no-longer-be-available-for-new-domains-starting-082608/
Old domains that *had* PHP4 active we left grandfathered for a bit, but once a domain is set to PHP5, it cannot be reverted.
The old workaround of using mod_php PHP4 via an .htaccess directive is now no longer working either. As servers have been upgraded, mod_php has been removed altogether.
It is, quite simply, time to say "Goodbye" to PHP4.
--rlparker
--DreamHost Tech Support
Posted by: teesed
Posted on: 2009-06-08 11:13:00
Gotcha and thanks so much for the quick reply.
Now if everyone on the planet would please upgrade to php5 I can move forward with development, OK? :)
Posted by: sXi
Posted on: 2009-06-08 11:17:00
If it's a necessity for development then, as Robert has pointed out, you can compile your own PHP4 CGI.
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