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> PHP 5.5 will no longer support Windows XP and 2003. Those systems are around a decade old, so PHP is pulling the plug on them. Given the recent threads about

> PHP 5.5 will no longer support Windows XP and 2003. Those systems are around a decade old, so PHP is pulling the plug on them. Given the recent threads about planned obsolescence (Apple) and OS fragmentation (Android) I'm curious what is missing from XP/2003 that is part of Vista+. Are there still exciting things happening in the world of OS APIs that are relevant for server software? Or does this just mean that noone will actively test the binaries on XP anymore?

z92 14y ago
I can foresee them making a turn on this decision and continuing to support XP until developers actually stop using XP anymore. XP isn't going away anytime soon. It was nice to see short tags "<?" coming back in 5.4. Before that, they used to say, don't use short tags, it's dangerous, breaks things. But users resisted it, and every ISP kept it open. And now from PHP 5.4 short tag is ON, regardless of whether one setts it On or Off in php.ini.
- stephenr 14y ago
  No actually, as of 5.4 <?= is always available. <?= and <? are not the same thing.
cpeterso 14y ago
I believe Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 generate code that imports MSVCRT functions that are not available on Windows 2000 or XP: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/473978/vs2010s-c-runtime-library-introduces-dependencies-which-prevent-execution-on-windows-2k https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/... https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/526821/executables-built-with-visual-c-2010-do-not-run-on-windows-xp-prior-to-sp2 https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/...
- gurkendoktor 14y ago
  The VS2010 MSVCRT still runs on Windows XP SP2+ as mentioned in your second link. The VS2012 MSVCRT will not run on XP initially, but a post-RTM patch to bring XP support back was mentioned on the VS blog[1]. So that would only prevent XP support between the VS2012 release and the post-RTM patch, and only if the PHP team upgraded at the first chance. [1]: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/05/18/a-look-ahead-at-the-visual-studio-11-product-lineup-and-platform-support.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/05/18/a-lo...

z92 14y ago

I can foresee them making a turn on this decision and continuing to support XP until developers actually stop using XP anymore. XP isn't going away anytime soon. It was nice to see short tags "<?" coming back in 5.4. Before that, they used to say, don't use short tags, it's dangerous, breaks things. But users resisted it, and every ISP kept it open. And now from PHP 5.4 short tag is ON, regardless of whether one setts it On or Off in php.ini.

stephenr 14y ago
No actually, as of 5.4 <?= is always available. <?= and <? are not the same thing.

cpeterso 14y ago

I believe Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 generate code that imports MSVCRT functions that are not available on Windows 2000 or XP: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/473978/vs2010s-c-runtime-library-introduces-dependencies-which-prevent-execution-on-windows-2k https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/... https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/526821/executables-built-with-visual-c-2010-do-not-run-on-windows-xp-prior-to-sp2 https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/...

gurkendoktor 14y ago
The VS2010 MSVCRT still runs on Windows XP SP2+ as mentioned in your second link. The VS2012 MSVCRT will not run on XP initially, but a post-RTM patch to bring XP support back was mentioned on the VS blog[1]. So that would only prevent XP support between the VS2012 release and the post-RTM patch, and only if the PHP team upgraded at the first chance. [1]: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/05/18/a-look-ahead-at-the-visual-studio-11-product-lineup-and-platform-support.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/05/18/a-lo...