So in my opinion the conclusion "You can have a API stability or the newest version of PHP5. You cannot have both" is inaccurate since SQLite2 is by default *part of* the newest version of PHP5. For the newer SQLite3 there is a separate package php5-sqlite3, so what for should the package php5-sqlite be if not for SQLite2 support?
As far as I can see from the official PHP5 documentation, sqlite2 support is enabled by default:
"The SQLite extension is enabled by default as of PHP 5." www.php. net/manual/ en/sqlite. requirements. php
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"As of PHP 5 this extension is enabled by default, so simply do not disable it and it'll be available." www.php. net/manual/ en/sqlite. setup.php
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So in my opinion the conclusion "You can have a API stability or the newest version of PHP5. You cannot have both" is inaccurate since SQLite2 is by default *part of* the newest version of PHP5. For the newer SQLite3 there is a separate package php5-sqlite3, so what for should the package php5-sqlite be if not for SQLite2 support?