Zend Optimizer for Php 5.3.0

by **gozargozarian** on Fri May 21, 2010 3:30 am

It's not about features for us. It's about our PCI security company requiring PHP 5.3 to be installed on all servers having front facing web sites. It's unfortunate, but it is a fact of life for some companies. Otherwise, I'd still choose to use 5.2

by **btrotter** on Fri May 21, 2010 3:56 am

The PCI client I have only requires the latest of PHP 5.2 or 5.3- this is no less problematic on Windows at least however (and I've covered this earlier in the thread)- as Zend Server is currently the only way to run zend guard encoded scripts with a PHP > 5.2.9 on IIS, but zend zerver falls behind the active PHP release by a point value for weeks to months at a time.

by **1b1b1b1b1** on Fri May 21, 2010 9:59 am

btrotter wrote:Can anyone explain to me what's so worth having in 5.3 that its more important than your requirement for Zend Guard in the first place? 5.2 series isn't holding me back any. What am I missing?

Performance improvements, namespaces and late state binding

by **btrotter** on Fri May 21, 2010 12:51 pm

1b1b1b1b1 wrote:
btrotter wrote:Can anyone explain to me what's so worth having in 5.3 that its more important than your requirement for Zend Guard in the first place? 5.2 series isn't holding me back any. What am I missing?

Performance improvements, namespaces and late state binding

Well sure, but is that worth none of the hosting sites really supporting it, not being able to use Zend Guard effectively, etc? It just doesn't seem like those things are critical, however nice they may be?

Don't think me to be saying Zend isn't taking their time, or that I'm perfectly happy with the way the Zend Guard line and supporting tools are being handled. Even with the 5.2 line, there are problems keeping a Zend Guard compatible version at the latest PHP version (on Windows / IIS).

by **gregowbr** on Tue May 25, 2010 6:13 pm

Is it available already?

I have a project using PHP 5.3 but I'm not sure if zend optimizer is available for PHP 5.3.

is it?

thank you.

by **1b1b1b1b1** on Tue May 25, 2010 7:10 pm

massimilianoc on Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:32 pm

In the next few weeks, very few, Zend is going to release a beta version of Zend Guard and Zend Loader (the Guard decoder), supporting also PHP 5.3.x.

LOL......................................

by **btrotter** on Tue May 25, 2010 7:44 pm

1b1b1b1b1 wrote:massimilianoc on Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:32 pm

In the next few weeks, very few, Zend is going to release a beta version of Zend Guard and Zend Loader (the Guard decoder), supporting also PHP 5.3.x.

LOL......................................

btrotter wrote:
massimilianoc wrote:In the next few weeks, very few, Zend is going to release a beta version of Zend Guard and Zend Loader (the Guard decoder), supporting also PHP 5.3.x.

The last time I heard that, it was about Zend Server 5's final release, and ended up at least a couple months out. However, as a Zend Guard customer, I'm looking forward to one major update during my first subscription year.

it's still a bit early to call, but it looks like my prediction may be on target.

by **massimilianoc** on Wed May 26, 2010 4:30 pm

by **btrotter** on Wed May 26, 2010 5:07 pm

massimilianoc wrote:The Guard Loader 5.1 Early Access packages are available here:

Thanks for the update. Moving in the right direction for PHP 5.3 adoption in the software business world.

I guess I'll retract my prediction, though the final release is probably still a ways off?

I also hope that Zend will keep an eye towards the PCI compliance area, and find a way to keep the PHP version numbers up to date in Zend Server within a very short period (~24 hours) of PHP's release- even if that means holding back PHP's releases a bit. Being out of PCI compliance for a month or two isn't really an option. The client I have has weekly scans, depending on when PHP is released in the week, they may have a week, or may have 24 hours to get back in compliance.

Short of that, with the updated Zend Loader there, hopefully that means I can just forgo Zend Server, and load Zend Guard Loader + PHP as separate components and keep the PHP up to date with a simple update- so long as no PHP update breaks the Zend Guard loader, requiring an update there as well.

Windows + IIS + Zend Guard encoded scripts + PCI compliance has been a world of pain for the last year while I've been stuck bailing that boat. Last I checked the old Zend Guard Loader / Optimizer won't work with PHP > 5.2.9 (on windows), when PCI compliance requires the bleeding edge 5.2.13 or 5.3.whatever, which is why I ended up trying Zend Server, only to have it fall out of date a few times.

Anyway, keep the march going forward, I for one appreciate it.

by **gregowbr** on Thu May 27, 2010 3:31 am

@massimilianoc

About your post regarding the ZendGUardLoader for PHP 5.3 ...

is it needed to have both ZendGUard and ZendGuardLoader? I was about to downgrade to PHP 5.2 due to the Incompatibilities since I use a private host, I can't just leave my code unprotected.

if possible give a more detailed tutorial about the ZendGUard + ZendGuardLoader for Windows :)
Thank you! ^^

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