New PHP here
Builder AU, Special to ZDNet Asia on July 15th, 2004 (July 15th, 2004)
The PHP Group
has announced this week the availability of PHP 5, the next version of the
popular Web scripting language.
PHP 5 is a comprehensive update of the PHP platform, with a number of new
features targeted at broader support for databases, XML, Web Services and SOAP.
For database developers, this release now includes a new MySQL extension for
working with MySQL databases and advanced features, including prepared
statements for faster execution. This release also includes a copy of SQLite a simplified database platform that can
be used to create data-driven applications.
In addition, XML support has been revamped, through the use of the libxml2 library that was originally designed
for the Gnome project. There is also a new extension for working with XML as PHP
objects and a host of bug fixes and minor enhancements that are sure to make the
PHP developer community happy.
PHP 5 has been released and is available for download from the PHP Web site.
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