jaykappy Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 with recommendation of trq and strider64 ...I was looking into using 'password_compat' to handle my password hashing. I noticed that I was still using PHP 5.3.19 and 'password_compat' requires 5.3.7.... I assume that any newer version will work just fine? What is my best practice for updating my PHP version. Will this interfere with anything I already am running on my website? I think that I simply need to download the newer version then in IIS Manager under PHP setup click 'register new PHP version' and point to the new exe? Any help on doing this update would be appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I noticed that I was still using PHP 5.3.19 and 'password_compat' requires 5.3.7....... 5.3.19 > 5.3.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykappy Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 oh yea....but is there not a version 5.5 that I can upgrade to? simply update through IIS PHP manager? WIll if cause issues with current projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution requinix Posted July 31, 2013 Solution Share Posted July 31, 2013 I see a 5.5.1 in the downloads page so yes, there is a version there you can upgrade to. But you know you don't have to upgrade at all, right? By the way, unless you're ready to spend the time testing your website in 5.5 and know that you'll be able to host it in a place that supports 5.5, stick with 5.3 or 5.4 for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykappy Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks....reason i was talking about updating my version was: I am trying to implement 'password_compat' to hash passwords and with my current version i think i need the below mentioned php file...not sure how to install that, or get that going... 1. put the file somewhere? 2. reference it in phpl.ini? Can you shed some light on that? There is a compatibility pack available for PHP versions 5.3.7 and later, so you don't have to wait on version 5.5 for using this function. It comes in form of a single php file:https://github.com/ircmaxell/password_compat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 What part of the installation instruction do you not understand? Its a single file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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