Re: Win32 distrib -> wait for 3.0.9!

----- Original Message ----- From: Thies C. Arntzen <thies@digicol.de> To: Frank M. Kromann <fmk@swwwing.com> Cc: <php-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: 28. maj 1999 11:45 Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Win32 distrib -> wait for 3.0.9! > On Fri, 28 May 1999, Frank M. Kromann wrote: > > > Hi Thies, > > > > I dont think we should include lib's or dll's in the zip file, but we could > > update win32-libs-zip on www.php.net/extra if we are allowed to distribute > > the lib's and dll's. I think php-3.0.9-win32.zip should contain all the > > parts needed to use php3. > > will we update those to contain the recent version of those libs? I think we have to. The current versions are very old. > > > > > Are you sure tah putting in both php3_oci803.dll and php3_oci805.dll will be > > such a good idea ? If a user starts using oracle with version 8.0.3 and > > upgrade to 8.0.3 he/she have to change all scripts to load another dll with > > the same function names. I think we should distribue the latest version. We > > might put the old version on www.php.net/extra then. > > usually he/she would just make the modification to php3.ini - then it > would only be one line of code. you told me that you cannot start the > oracle-stuff with my libs (8.0.5) and that's 'cause you have 8.0.3 > installed. so, i think it would be "less hassle" for the user if we > include the diffrent versions. I dont know if users uses php3.inn or the dl() function. Both has advantages. If you use dl() you can load the database libraries only in the scripts where it is needed. If you use php3.ini you dont have to bother but you might get an overhead as we are running CGI for now ! - Frank > > > regards, > tc -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net