Serious considerations before upgrading to PHP 5.3

Posted by solrac on Feb 25, 2009 4:33 AM EDT
IBM/developerWorks; By John Mertic
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This "What's new in PHP V5.3" series covers new and exciting features in PHP V5.3, which is scheduled to release soon. Part 1 looks at the changes made to the object-oriented programming and object handling in PHP V5.3, Part 2 looks at lambda functions and closures. In Part 3, we look at namespaces, which is one of the most anticipated and the most debated feature in this release of PHP. In Part 4, we take a close look at Phar, which is an archive format that can be used within PHP. In this final part of the series, learn about things to consider when upgrading from PHP V5.2. There are changes that break backward-compatibility and features that are deprecated in PHP V5.3 for removal in future versions. Some enhancements to existing features within PHP are also covered.

PHP V5.3 has numerous new features such as namespaces, closures, object handling, object-oriented programming, and Phar. There are also some backward-compatibility issues you should be aware of with PHP v5.2. This article provides clear guidance for migrating your Web application to work with PHP V5.3. and building more powerful and secure PHP apps.

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