• What are the requirements to run VADV-PHP?
• What versions of PHP will work with VADV-PHP?
• Will VADV-PHP run under Linux?

What are the requirements to run VADV-PHP?

To use the VADV-PHP scripts, you need the following:

• Virtual Advanced v2.1 for DOS or OS/2. The BBS software must be installed and setup correctly. Visit the VADV support page to download VADV.
• A web server (www daemon) with PHP installed. The server software doesn't matter as long as it works with PHP. Visit PHP.NET to download the latest version of PHP. VADV-PHP should work with any version later than 4.2.
• The VADV-PHP scripts must have access to the BBS files either directly or through a network.

Please note that all current testing has been done under Win32 systems. No testing under a *NIX system has been performed and it is unknown how VADV-PHP will react to such a setup.

What versions of PHP will work with VADV-PHP?

VADV-PHP is designed to work with PHP v4.x and above. Generally it is recommended that you use the most current version available.

VADV-PHP has been tested and proven to work correctly with PHP v5.x. Although it works, it is not recommended to run it under PHP v5.x. Internal testing has shown that certain scripts run over 300% slower with PHP 5 than with PHP 4. This is due to it's file handling. VADV-PHP requires a lot of reading and writing using text files. I have attempted to opitimize these scripts to make them perform better but not much can be done.

Will VADV-PHP run under Linux?

VADV-PHP was developed to run only under a Win32 environment. Through emulators, you might get it to work, but it is unknown. If you do manage to get it to work, then please send me an email.