Comments on: How to Use PHP 5.3 on Linux Hosting

By: devananda

devananda — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:45:14 +0000

thanks for this support. pasting this on the very top of a joomla .htaccess file allows for the latest php. And in moodle I had to create a .htaccess file in cpanel and just name it .htaccess and then paste this code there.

Arvixe support is really great!

Sincerely,

By: Faissal

Faissal — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:56:31 +0000

Melissa, I have to disagree. They might get stuck sometimes, but I noticed improvement in service and technical environment as well. After contacting Arvixe yesterday about Date diff working only on >=5.3, first I was advised to the post above, then after telling them it still doesn’t work they said:

cite start === Thank you for holding on , It appears PHP 5.3 support is not enabled on server ‘rhino.arvixe.com’ , I have taken this to the attention of senior admin so they compile PHP 5.3 on server. Please note that it may take 12~24 hours , We’ll update you once PHP 5.3 support will be enabled on server.=== cite end

It really did not take more than 12 hours (It could have been faster, but glad it went well) and it is updated.

Thanks Arvixe

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:04:13 +0000

As of Jan 2, 2012, this problem still exists. Just wasted a whole day dealing with various “bugs” to finally learn that the problem is arvixe’s and that it is a problem that they have publicly admitted exists for two months.

By: Ryan C

Ryan C — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:00:46 +0000

That means that PHP 5.3 is not yet enabled at our server level in Apache if it downloads the PHP files. Simply submit a support ticket and our staff can get that installed and enabled for you. It is still missing from our legacy servers.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:46:39 +0000

I also have the problem where after you modify “.htaccess” it wants to download all .php files rather than actually executing them. My only guess would be that apache may need to be reset or the cache cleared. It is very peculiar.