IMO it's worth it to move to PHP 5.4. OOP is far superior to 4.+, ereg, register globals deprecated, etc. Most importantly, php mysql library has been deprecated. The mysqli lib is recommended. Upgrading to current version on single server also removes conflicting php.ini issues, beyond everything else describe. Life'll be easier I think.
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IMO it's worth it to move to PHP 5.4. OOP is far superior to 4.+, ereg, register globals deprecated, etc. Most importantly, php mysql library has been deprecated. The mysqli lib is recommended. Upgrading to current version on single server also removes conflicting php.ini issues, beyond everything else describe. Life'll be easier I think.