What Are The Pros/cons/issues For PHP4/PHP5 With Apache (either 1.3 Or 2).
I'm starting a database/web interface project, using Linux and postgresql. I've programmed in PHP4 in the past, and for this new project am unsure whether to use PHP4 or PHP5. My main concerns are stability and security. What are the pros/cons/issues for PHP4/PHP5 with apache (either 1.3 or 2).
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