Why is PHP 5 much larger than PHP 4?

[rubs]

Hi all,

Does anybody know why did the minimal PHP install under Windows (php.exe, phpXts.dll and php.ini) increased from about 1.30 MB to 3.34 MB in version 5? (That's about 250%.)

On another note, is it possible to compile PHP 5 without some of the larger modules so it gets smaller?

Thanks!

[Sgarissta]

It is indeed possible to recompile PHP without some of the larger modules installed. I personally don't have much experience with compiling it on Windows, but I'm fairly sure you'll need to get a copy of Cygwin's compiler, and for sure a copy of the PHP source.

As to the difference in size, its probably due to the number of bundled modules, and the DRASTIC changes the the Zend engine that PHP is built on.