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twin_rotor · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: MySQL 4.0 or 5.0 for Joomla?

I have the option to use either. Which do you prefer?

I'm actually in the process of installing it to see how it is.. Smile

EDIT: I went ahead and did the database in v.5, but I'd still like to hear your input on what version is best for Joomla. I searched the Joomla forum and found people installing on both versions, so I figured what the heck.

This is actually the first database my provider has offered in v.5 without a disclamer/warning... It use to give a warning that v.5 was unstable.
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We have tried our best to stay away from v5, but recently our host told us they were not going to offer any more v4 databases.

So we have recently started to use v5 and everything is going good so far, however I do remember a few months ago we ran into problems trying to use v5. I guess they must have fixed it since then. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

I think it is inevitable that everyone will have to go to v5 eventually, so you might as well join the crowd.

twin_rotor · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject:

Thank you for your response, Sir.

I ened up using a MySQL v5 datbase because I wasn't sure if I could use PHP 5 with a MySQL v4 database. Here is why I'm running the Joomla PHP script in version 5:

PHP 4 registrer globals are set "On" by defualt.
I cannot use php commands in any .htacess file I upload to set register globals "Off"(I can't even modify my root .htaccess file. This is all restricted by my host.).
I have no SSH access, so running scripts to upload mutiple php.ini files was out of the question. I wasn't about to sit here and upload a php.ini file to each directory(I started to, but man it was taking forever).

After all that, I finally read that PHP 5 default register global settings is "Off". So I simply moddified the Joomla .htaccess file with the extra line at the end to run PHP5(Addtype is one command allowed by my host):

bsmith · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject:

if you need help figuring out how to skin things... let me know. I can rock a joomla template pretty hard. And made somethings work that others have thought was impossible... (got to think outside of the box sometimes) Smile

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twin_rotor · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:35 am Post subject:

Thanks Brian, I appreciate that. I'm not sure if I'm going to move ahead with it or not. Right now, my biggest concern is the lack time I have to work on it. I don't want to leave my guys hanging with a half devolped site. Not that its a big deal at all, but what I have works great for what we are doing currently.
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