Forums scripts work on PHP at least 5.3 - vBulletin

attosoft · February 18, 2013, 2:18pm

Hi. Why vBulletin 5 Connect does not support PHP version older than 5.3? Tx.

cpradio · February 18, 2013, 2:37pm

No idea. My guess is they are using 5.3 specific features in vBulletin 5 Connect, you really should ask them that question.

ronalds · February 18, 2013, 2:39pm

Seems that you have got wrong information somewhere.
System requirements on their page says, that you need PHP 5.3.0 or greater to install vBulletin 5.

attosoft · February 18, 2013, 3:05pm

“older than 5.3” and “PHP 5.3.0 or greater” does not mean a wrong information, but just a little information, as you said, ronalds…

logic_earth · February 18, 2013, 4:56pm

Any version of PHP below 5.3 is no longer supported, not longer getting security updates. Do not use a version lower then 5.3.

ronalds · February 19, 2013, 9:16am

My bad, misread the question.
Anyway, as they don’t have change log, there’s no telling for sure, but I guess they are using some of the new PHP features, available from version 5.3, like namespaces.