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Time is running out for PHP 5

Time is running out for PHP 5

- [David] Hi, I'm David Powers, and welcome to this week's edition of PHP Tips, Tricks and Techniques, designed to help you become a smarter, more productive PHP developer. Mark this date in your diary, because on the final day of December 2018, PHP 5 reaches the end of its life. Does that mean PHP 5 will stop working? No. In fact, I expect there to be sites running on PHP 5 for many years to come. What it does mean though, is there'll be no more security updates for PHP 5 after the end of 2018. All development will be focused exclusively on PHP 7. If you haven't already done so, it's time to start thinking actively about migrating to PHP 7. The main concern is whether your code will break. The good news is that there are very few backward incompatible changes, so the transition is likely to be smooth for many people. However, there are some major changes that you need to be aware of. The first concerns support for MySQL. All the original MySQL functions have been removed. These are…

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