Re: Win32 distrib -> wait for 3.0.9!

On Fri, 28 May 1999, Frank M. Kromann wrote: > > ----- 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 ! we could still distribute version for different oracle-versions, and recomment to the user that he/she renames "the right one" to php3_oci8.dll. tc > > - 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 > > > Thies C. Arntzen "One Big-Mac, Small Fries and a Coke!" Digital Collections Phone +49 40 235350 Fax +49 40 23535180 Hammerbrookstr. 93 20097 Hamburg / Germany -- 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