php6

What is the holdup on PHP 6?

I've read in multiple places, including highly recommended PHP books published several years ago, that PHP 6 was just over the horizon, and would fix several of the BIG outstanding issues with PHP (namely unicode support). However, its been several years even since I've read those books, and PHP 6 is still not considered kosher for produ...

HTML / PHP form

I am trying to code an all in one HTML/PHP contact from with error checking. When I load this file in my browser there is not HTML. I am a newb php programmer so most likely forgot something pretty obvious. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"&gt; <html ...

Has PHP 6 been changed to PHP 5.3?

I can't find any info on PHP 6, did they change their minds about the numbering and just fold it all in to PHP 5.3? What is the state of PHP 6? ...

Why PHP Functions arent True Methods ?

Why all PHP Functions for (Array , String , Database etc. handling) arent True OOP Methods. We can just call them like 'static' methods anywhere. PHP5 and PHP6 advertise themselves as True OOP Languages , but what about Encapsulation then ? I think In a proper World all Array methods should belong to Array Class and String Methods should...

Accidentally ordered a PHP6 book for learning PHP

I want to learn PHP so I ordered a book about it called "PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide" I stumbled upon the php.net website and found out the latest thing released was PHP 5.3.2 The describtion of the book says that "[...] 20% or so of the material requires version 6 of PHP." DID I SCREW UP AND SHOULD...

php short tags REALLY being deprecated in php6?

Possible Duplicate: PHP6: Is short_open_tag removed or deprecated or neither? I've searched here, php.net, the interwebs, et al. I can find reports from reliable sources — straight from the developers mouths — that say short tags will be deprecated in PHP6, and that only the asp short tags will be deprecated. Is there a fina...

Where exactly is PHP6 anyway?

Possible Duplicate: What is the holdup on PHP 6? Sorry I might be ill informed, but I can't find any place to download or get PHP6 on the web, has it been released or its still under dev? if not where can I get it, the php site has no trace of it =S just weird ? I seriously need the new unicode support. Thank you ...

Should i learn php 5 or php 6?

I'm not sure how popular php 6 is and if many webhost even support it, so basically learn php 5 first or just straight to php 6? Thanks in advance. ...