by Ken Task.
PHP versions might confuse folks ... 5.3.14 is *newer* (Released: 14 June 2012) than 5.3.3[4] Released: 09 December 2010.
http://php.net/releases/index.php
If you've tried to install and it failed, it failed for other reasons ... but not the version of PHP you've reported your system has.
'spirit of sharing', Ken