Last version to use php 5.5 or 5.6

[Methen]

Did not know where to put this at since I do know the appreciate version But what was the last version to use php version 5.5  or 5.6 ?

[live627]

2.0.19

[Methen]

thank you

[Steve]

Live's messing with you, sorta. If you upgrade your forum to 2.0.19 you'll be able to use up to php v8.0 ...

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/SMF2.0:Requirements_and_recommendations

[live627]

No, I'm not.

[Methen]

Live's messing with you, sorta. If you upgrade your forum to 2.0.19 you'll be able to use up to php v8.0 ...

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/SMF2.0:Requirements_and_recommendations

The problem with that is iam using other things that are no longer supported cause the companys went out of business and will not support higher versions of php

[Steve]

Sorry live ... from your answer I thought you were. My apologies.

[Kindred]

The problem with that is iam using other things that are no longer supported cause the companys went out of business and will not support higher versions of php

IN that case, you are in trouble.   php 5.5 and 5.6 are dead. They are not receiving updates any more. There may be known security holes in those versions which are not going to be patched.


Change hosts, ASAP.

[Methen]

The problem with that is iam using other things that are no longer supported cause the companys went out of business and will not support higher versions of php

IN that case, you are in trouble.   php 5.5 and 5.6 are dead. They are not receiving updates any more. There may be known security holes in those versions which are not going to be patched.


Change hosts, ASAP.

My host does not do that they let people have a choice and have been doing so for years and their are web host that specialize in using old versions of php for people that run old scripts and even if that were not true a person could still sit up their own server and run what ever version of php and mysql that they choose to do so, it seems to real solution is to designed the soft ware to work with any version of php or mysql  or to at least to be a little more tolerant . There is also suppose to be  a work around by doing something by having the script to point to the proper version pf php but you have to have a separate domain not a web host

[Doug Heffernan]

My host does not do that they let people have a choice and have been doing so for years and their are web host that specialize in using old versions of php for people that run old scripts and even if that were not true a person could still sit up their own server and run what ever version of php and mysql that they choose to do so, it seems to real solution is to designed the soft ware to work with any version of php or mysql  or to at least to be a little more tolerant . There is also suppose to be  a work around by doing something by having the script to point to the proper version pf php but you have to have a separate domain not a web host

Who is your host? Any decent host does the opposite. They encourage their customers to use the latest php/mysql versions.

I would not touch the services of such a host with a 10 foot pole.

To echo my colleague above:

Change hosts, ASAP.

[Kindred]

My host does not do that they let people have a choice and have been doing so for years and their are web host that specialize in using old versions of php for people that run old scripts and even if that were not true a person could still sit up their own server and run what ever version of php and mysql that they choose to do so, it seems to real solution is to designed the soft ware to work with any version of php or mysql  or to at least to be a little more tolerant . There is also suppose to be  a work around by doing something by having the script to point to the proper version pf php but you have to have a separate domain not a web host

No. You are completely and utterly wrong.
This host is knowingly allowing people to run services and scripts with vulnerabilities... they not only expose THAT account, but, since several vulnerabilities allow server access, they potentially expose other accounts.

We retire support for versions which have been End of Lifed for a significant time because expecting US to support versions that the distributors/authors no longer support is just silly (not to mention futile)

I mean, by your standard,  we should still support internet explorer 1.0 -- which won't even run modern web pages.

[Methen]

My host does not do that they let people have a choice and have been doing so for years and their are web host that specialize in using old versions of php for people that run old scripts and even if that were not true a person could still sit up their own server and run what ever version of php and mysql that they choose to do so, it seems to real solution is to designed the soft ware to work with any version of php or mysql  or to at least to be a little more tolerant . There is also suppose to be  a work around by doing something by having the script to point to the proper version pf php but you have to have a separate domain not a web host

No. You are completely and utterly wrong.
This host is knowingly allowing people to run services and scripts with vulnerabilities... they not only expose THAT account, but, since several vulnerabilities allow server access, they potentially expose other accounts.

We retire support for versions which have been End of Lifed for a significant time because expecting US to support versions that the distributors/authors no longer support is just silly (not to mention futile)

I mean, by your standard,  we should stoll dupport internet explorer 1.0 -- which won't even run modern web pages.

as I said there are places for older php hosting not all people think like you

https://www.a2hosting.com/php-hosting/5.6

https://www.webhostface.com/php-4-hosting/

https://www.hostingadvice.com/best/php-hosting/

The purpose of a web host is to make money , The smart ones know that they are not going to do that by stopping people from running their favorite scripts all that is gong to do it drive away potential customers.

[Kindred]

And I am telling you that those hosts, in their goal to make money, are knowingly exposing their customers to being hacked because they allow unsupported versions of software with known vulnerabilities.

 Anyone who uses such a host is either clueless or stupid

[Methen]

And I am telling you that those hosts, in their goal to make money, are knowingly exposing their customers to being hacked because they allow unsupported versions of software with known vulnerabilities.

 Anyone who uses such a host is either clueless or stupid

Then there must be a lot of clueless and stupid people then.

[savo]

Bluehost doesn't list older versions of php as being available anymore.

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[Kindred]

Then there must be a lot of clueless and stupid people then.

Yes.  Yes there are