PHP4 or 5 with vB 3.6.0?

[JimMM]

I just purchased vB and the download area is asking if my server needs a shebang if it runs PHP as a CGI ... I asked my hosting company (ASO) and they said they run PHP4 natively and PHP5 as a fastCGI. They didn't know what a shebang was and they don't support vBulletin questions, so I'm asking here. Should I run PHP4 natively or PHP5 as a fastCGI with vBulleting 3.6.0. Oh, and is a shebang the same as a path to where the CGI resides?

<edit> I figured out what a shebang is, so no need to answer that part of the question, but I'd like to know if php5 is stable enough to use with vB3.6.0 if it's even supported.

[Jake Bunce]

The shebang points to the interpreter. This is usually set in the PHP configuration such that you don't need a shebang in each file. Try it without the shebang first... you probably don't need it.

[JimMM]

OK thanks, I went without it.

The shebang points to the interpreter. This is usually set in the PHP configuration such that you don't need a shebang in each file. Try it without the shebang first... you probably don't need it.

[feldon23]

In the case of the shebang (#!) generally if you don't know what it is, you don't need it.