Gladius
Well-known member
This is a small change from what we were originally aiming for, but ultimately it's the right decision.
I'm aware some people would prefer us to bump this up to PHP 5.6. Though, realistically, doing that as an arbitrary requirement really isn't going to benefit the code all that much. However, PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4 both add features which we can benefit from. It is, however, worth noting that from a performance and security perspective, you are likely to be better off running PHP 5.5 or PHP 5.6.
I think you should've gone with 5.6 anyway. Those still on 5.2 or 5.3 won't have any more problems upgrading to 5.6 than to 5.4 and those already on 5.4 have no reason not to upgrade to 5.6. Also, judging from various polls and discussions I've seen, most of the forum owners are already running 5.5 or 5.6. By the time XF2 reaches maturity, I expect the large majority will be on 5.6.
New GoDaddy installs default to 5.4 today, with 5.5 upgrade possible with a few clicks. Not to mention that only a small number of current 1.x installs will likely be moving to XF2 anytime soon after its introduction due to all the mod issues. By the time XF2 will start to be widely adopted, I'm sure even GoDaddy will have a 5.6 upgrade option.