Tim Starling wrote:
Although it hasn't been thoroughly tested, it may be possible to use MediaWiki in PHP5 by disabling PHPTAL. This means you won't be able to use the new monobook skin, or any other PHPTAL skin. Add the following line to LocalSettings.php:
$wgUsePHPTal = false;
As of current CVS, this mode will automatically be used when PHP 5.0 or higher is detected for hassle-free installation.
As far as I know everything _else_ should work on PHP5, just the PHPTal templates don't (yet). This is an annoyance, but PHP 5.0.0 was only very recently released and isn't in general circulation yet, so it shouldn't hit most people.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)