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ListMailPRO Email Marketing Software Forums => General Help & How-To => Topic started by: tammy on July 13, 2007, 02:05:58 pm

Title: PHP5
Post by: tammy on July 13, 2007, 02:05:58 pm

We're currently running ListMail with PHP Version 4.3.8. We're planning to upgrade to PHP5 because we're purchasing some unrelated software that requires it. Will we encounter any problems with ListMail once we upgrade? Is anyone running ListMail with PHP5? Thanks!

Title: PHP5
Post by: DW on July 13, 2007, 03:33:39 pm

Hi, there should be no problems at all with upgrading to PHP5.  I have done it on a number of my own servers and I know a lot of hosts have already upgraded, with few-to-no reports of ListMail problems.

I do have one suggestion (assuming a Linux server): once you install PHP5 you will likely have a brand new /etc/php.ini file.  I advise setting "safe_mode" and "output_buffering" to "Off" for best results.  If the server is shared you may prefer to disable safe_mode for just your ListMail domain via the vhost (apache/httpd) configuration file.

Disabling safe_mode, in my experience, allows the ListMail PHP scripts to run beyond the normal/default 30 second script execution time limit.

Disabling "output_buffering" will allow ListMail's "live counters" to work, shown when sending email and importing users.  This requirement should be gone in the future when counters are made JavaScript / AJAX-based.

Regards