Guest Brivtech Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 As we're hailing the benefits of up to date software (php5), when is CubeCart going to support IPv6 addresses? Seems that Icann are starting to kick up a storm about this trying to influence ISPs to roll it out, as the existing IPv4 addresses are running out. Good time to start considering how it could be integrated into CC with both systems working alongside each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brivtech Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I'm guessing from the lack of replies that no-one here knows what I'm talking about. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vokf Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Hi Brivtech, PHP5 supports IPv6. So do most modern servers. At an application level, things should be fine, CubeCart uses domain names and so its down to domain name resolution for PHP to worry about. I can't see a problem. Perhaps I'm missing something - but as I understand, this effects systems that use IP addresses directly (Routers/Server applications/Browsers/FTP clients etc) Cheers! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brivtech Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I thought it may eventually affect CC, as CC used IPv4 names: - The database would need to be updated to take the longer addresses - The code would have to also account for this. - Where we have IP lookups, again, I think this may have to be taken into account again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 The changes and code to support that could literally be done in less than 30 minutes. It's not currently an issue. And until it is, I wouldn't be concerned about it. :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convict Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 It is expected the IPv4 will be supported until year 2025 It supports about 40000000000 adresses - almost one address per human IPv6 supports about 430000000000000000000 addresses/square inch of Earth ground :^^: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brivtech Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Sweet, only I was hearing that the addresses could actually run out by about 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brivtech Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Looks like it's all starting to happen now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7221758.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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