Re: sockets extension

Daniel Beulshausen wrote:

At 21:23 16.05.2001 +0100, Wez Furlong wrote:

I'm not sure that the sockets extension would benefit from php_streams as much as php_streams would benefit from the sockets extension, if you see what I mean. I would like to see it using php_streams, as that would result in PHP being much more flexible for the person coding in PHP; they needn't worry about the type of the file handle they pass to any function. To integrate php_streams properly, ext/sockets should converge with fsock.c and use the same underlying sockets implemented as php_streams (it's not too much work). I think it's a good idea to get it done.

i had a quick look at it, but i think it can't be done, due to the simple fact that under windows socket descriptors are not file descriptors like under unix. it could work under NT (file I/O is similiar to unix), but not under the 9.x family. (but maybe i'm missing somehing)

Well, it probably could be done anyway (abstract it another step). However, I don't see it really being that beneficial. The socket functions provide *low level* access to the system socket features. There's no real point in abstracting that (I think it gets a bit to confusing if you do) any further. -Sterling