Upgrade PHP 4.x -> 5.1 = PHPBB dead?

[destined]

Hey all,

I recently had BH move me to a PHP 5.1 server because I wanted to try out something that required 5.0. Unfortunately though, my heavily modded phpbb2 setup was effectively killed in the process. Upon visiting the forum pages, you simply see a blank screen without even a page source--its like the server doesnt know what to do with php pages anymore.

Is this something BH can fix? Or does php 5 really have zero backwards compatibility?

Thanks

[agcssautomotive.com]

This is best answered on phpBB forums, unless someone here have experience with this.

[dkinzer]

[...]does php 5 really have zero backwards compatibility?
It is incorrect to say that PHP5 has zero backward compatibility. However, it is true that backward compatibility was not the primary goal and it was sacraficed in some areas in order to achieve other goals (e.g. better object oriented capabilities).

Switching your site to PHP5 is not something that should be done on a whim - much testing is in order before making the move. Given the low cost involved, it would be worthwhile to set up a hosting account with a new domain name for testing purposes.

[Basil]

You can just install Apache on your own computer for testing purposes (for free).