Comments on: Zen Cart: Catchable Fatal Error in html_output.php http://www.zencartoptimization.com/2008/10/15/zen-cart-catchable-fatal-error-html-output/ Practical How To's for Increasing Ecommerce Sales Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:39:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric Leuenberger http://www.zencartoptimization.com/2008/10/15/zen-cart-catchable-fatal-error-html-output/comment-page-1/#comment-4699 Eric Leuenberger Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:39:43 +0000 http://www.zencartoptimization.com/?p=152#comment-4699 There are many reasons to use PHP5 in general. PHP4 is not being actively supported anymore and 5 is more secure. You can still use and get 4 but eventually it is wise to upgrade. As far as Zen Cart is concerned, the current version does not require PHP5. However, when the next major release comes out (1.4) you will be required to use PHP5. the next release uses object oriented programming and I believe utilizes some functions that are only present in PHP5. So, if you want to upgrade whenever that next release is available, you will need PHP5. There are many reasons to use PHP5 in general. PHP4 is not being actively supported anymore and 5 is more secure. You can still use and get 4 but eventually it is wise to upgrade.

As far as Zen Cart is concerned, the current version does not require PHP5. However, when the next major release comes out (1.4) you will be required to use PHP5. the next release uses object oriented programming and I believe utilizes some functions that are only present in PHP5.

So, if you want to upgrade whenever that next release is available, you will need PHP5.

]]> By: James King http://www.zencartoptimization.com/2008/10/15/zen-cart-catchable-fatal-error-html-output/comment-page-1/#comment-4632 James King Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:21:01 +0000 http://www.zencartoptimization.com/?p=152#comment-4632 I came across this error a few weeks ago when we upgraded our server to PHP5. We just went back to PHP4. Is there a reason to use PHP5 with Zen Cart? I came across this error a few weeks ago when we upgraded our server to PHP5. We just went back to PHP4. Is there a reason to use PHP5 with Zen Cart?

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