RE: [PHP-DEV] config.w32.h...registry configuration

Well, you are correct that the size of the executable is irrelevant, but having different instances of PHP means less shared pages when multiple copies are loaded. There is a definite advantage to having a single httpd binary that is the same for everyone when it comes to runtime memory usage. -Rasmus On Fri, 3 May 2002, Preston L. Bannister wrote: > From: Zeev Suraski [mailto:zeev@zend.com] > > IMHO, the enemy of the good is the better. > > We can implement the binary-dir solution in no time, and it covers >95% of > > the problems easily, but instead we'll be discussing perfect solutions and > > end up doing nothing :) > > Yes, please! :) > > Remember KISS ... (and I'm not getting over-friendly here). > > In fact you can get pretty near 100% with the simple solution just by having > multiple copies of the PHP executable in different directories - one for each > differing configuration. On modern disks the size of PHP is insignificant, > so having multiple copies is a non-issue. > > In fact this is an advantage. If (say) you are running multiple PHP-based > web applications, each requiring different configurations, you may in fact > be dependent on different versions of PHP. A good, careful sysadmin will > want to upgrade one application at a time (and test!) rather than all at > once, and will want each application using it's own PHP executable. > > IMHO the more complicated solutions aren't really needed. > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >