On Sep 12, 2:28 pm, Herb <her...@mail.com> wrote:
>
> Why do so many hosting services only offer PHP4?

Because they have one system setup that they worked out a few years
ago and keep repeating on all their servers. It s keep setup and
maintenance costs down.

> That's even true for Yahoo.

It should be ESPECIALLY true for Yahoo!. Yahoo! is atypical in that
it is a hardcore BSD shop (most hosting companies that offer PHP run
on Linux). So if they ever decide to upgrade their PHP, they have to
test extra carefully for any BSD-specific problems before upgrading
their production servers.

Cheers,
NC