Using Zen 1.5.4 and PHP7 ?

[PudzPud]

I know the requirements say to use php5.5 or php5.6 but what is likely to happen to my store if I use php7?

I need to install php7 to use wordpress on the server for another website but don't want to 'break' my zen store.

Is it possible to run two php versions and sort of partition a server if using 1.5.4 on php7 is a definite no?

[mc12345678]

Design changes were necessary to support ZC operation on php 7.x. This occurred in ZC 1.5.5. Changing 1.5.4 to work on 7.x might as well do the upgrade.

Regarding "partioning" the use of php, generally speaking, yes one can, if the server supports it/properly setup.

If you use PayPal express/ipn handling for one thing the cart would likely break as well as attempting to use most any set of code that does not construct it's class with __construct instead of the classes name.

[PudzPud]

Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately I just paid a small fortune to upgrade from 1.3.9 to 1.5.4 two months ago so another upgrade just now is not an option.
I will check with my hosts if they can allow two versions of php on there, it is a dedicated server so hopefully they can do this.

Thanks again for the quick reply

[mc12345678]

That's a shame and perhaps a little odd seeing as ZC 1.5.5 was released 8 months ago...

Understandable though as well that may be difficult to afford back-to-back upgrades. If nothing else, glad that you at least got upgraded out of that older model. :)

Yeah, my host permits it though basically on different sub-domains. Sure at the moment they only support 5.6 and 7.0, but it's something. :) They used to support 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, and 7.0 all at once, but the earlier two reached their end of support life cycle.