mirror of
https://github.com/php/web-php.git
synced 2026-03-23 23:02:13 +01:00
6fe8d60852
to the new WS layout, and the new header and footer functions. Hopefully the PHP 4.3.3. annoucement will be presented in this new format by default (caused by copy-pasting ;)
102 lines
3.5 KiB
PHP
102 lines
3.5 KiB
PHP
<?php
|
|
// $Id$
|
|
$_SERVER['BASE_PAGE'] = 'release_4_3_0.php';
|
|
include_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/include/prepend.inc';
|
|
site_header("PHP 4.3.0 Release Announcement");
|
|
?>
|
|
|
|
<h1>PHP 4.3.0 Release Announcement</h1>
|
|
|
|
<p>[ <a href="/release_4_3_0_fr.php">Version Française</a> ]</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
After a long and arduous 8 months of development and testing, PHP 4.3.0 is
|
|
<a href="/downloads.php">out</a>! With regard to scope, time, and effort, this
|
|
is the largest 4.x release of PHP, and it further elevates PHP's standing as a
|
|
serious contender in the general purpose scripting language arena.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<h2>Command line interface</h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
This version finalizes the separate command line interface (CLI) that can be
|
|
used for developing shell and desktop applications (with
|
|
<a href="http://gtk.php.net/">PHP-GTK</a>). The CLI is always built, but
|
|
installed automatically only if CGI version is disabled via --disable-cgi
|
|
switch during configuration. Alternatively, one can use <strong>make
|
|
install-cli</strong> target. On Windows CLI can be found in
|
|
<strong>cli</strong> folder.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
CLI has a number of differences compared to other server APIs. More information
|
|
can be found in the PHP Manual:
|
|
<a href="/manual/en/features.commandline.php">Using PHP from the command line</a>
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<h2>Streams</h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
A very important "under the hood" feature is the streams API. It introduces a
|
|
unified approach to the handling of files, pipes, sockets, and other I/O
|
|
resources in the PHP core and extensions.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
What this means for users is that any I/O function that works with streams
|
|
(and that is almost all of them) can access built-in protocols, such as
|
|
HTTP/HTTPS and FTP/FTPS, as well as custom protocols registered from PHP
|
|
scripts. For more information please see: <a href="/manual/en/wrappers.php">List
|
|
of Supported Protocols/Wrappers</a>
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<h2>New build system</h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
This iteration of the build system, among other things, replaces the slow
|
|
recursive make with one global Makefile and eases the integration of proper
|
|
dependencies. Automake is only needed for its aclocal tool. The build process is
|
|
now more portable and less resource-consuming.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<h2>Improvements</h2>
|
|
|
|
<p>PHP 4.3.0 has many improvements and enhancements:</p>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<strong>
|
|
GD library is now bundled with the distribution and it is recommended
|
|
to always use the bundled version
|
|
</strong>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>vpopmail and cybermut extensions are moved to PECL</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
several deprecated extensions (aspell, ccvs, cybercash, icap)
|
|
and SAPIs (fastcgi, fhttpd) are removed
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>speed improvements in a variety of string functions</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Apache2 filter is improved, but is still considered experimental
|
|
(use with PHP in prefork and not worker (thread) model since many
|
|
extensions based on external libraries are not thread safe)
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>various security fixes (imap, mysql, mcrypt, file upload, gd, etc)</li>
|
|
<li>new SAPI for embedding PHP in other applications (experimental)</li>
|
|
<li>much better test suite</li>
|
|
<li>significant improvements in dba, gd, pcntl, sybase, and xslt extensions</li>
|
|
<li>debug_backtrace() should help with debugging</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
error messages now contain URLs linking to pages describing the error or
|
|
function in question
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Zend Engine has some fixes and minor performance enhancements</li>
|
|
<li>and <strong>TONS</strong> of other fixes, updates, new functions, etc</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
For the full list of changes in PHP 4.3.0, see the
|
|
<a href="/ChangeLog-4.php#4.3.0">ChangeLog</a> file.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<?php site_footer(); ?>
|