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PHP

Gary Calhoun
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points
Posted by Gary Calhoun
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points

PHP 5.3 differences

Job I saw requires you to know php 5.3 what is the major difference in that version?

2 Answers

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

PHP 5.3 is largely outdated now but unfortunately still widespread. If you're working with the most recent version of php, you should be fine applying for this job!

Every change to the php language is recorded in the change log. it's a bit of a nightmare to read through..

Generally speaking, everything is pretty similar. I know you won't be able to use things like traits, which came out in 5.4.

Gary Calhoun
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points
Gary Calhoun
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points

Thanks for the response, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything too drastic as far as changes went. I haven't even learned traits yet still on the php development course at the moment.

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

Ah, don't worry about it - sounds fine!

Good luck in your job hunt :-)

Gary Calhoun
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points
Gary Calhoun
Gary Calhoun
10,317 Points

Thank you. At this point I need to finish the development course and go to wordpress development, every website I create for my clients uses wordpress but I need to learn how to make my own themes without the bloated plugins for maximum flexibility.