RE: [PHP-DEV] php.exe - php-cgi.exe

On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Mike Robinson wrote: > Marcus Börger wrote: > > > There was no cli and only cgi binary called php.exe. > > Then we decided to have a command line executable > > (abbrevation CLI). And the we decided to use 'php.exe' for > > the new CLI and to avoid confusion we chose to rename the CGI > > binary from 'php.exe'. So now there will be some books and > > other papers and online docs out there which state that > > php.exe has to be installed....In other words there will be > > users who install CLI as CGI what will lead into errors. > > Well no offence, but renaming the CGI executable is just plain > wrong. The CLI executable should be named php-cli.exe. This seems > like such a nobrainer. Am I missing something? Clue me in. It means I have to type four more characters, no thanks. (Just wanting to show that it's _your_ opinion to have it called php-cli.exe, which doesn't match my opinion). Derick -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://derickrethans.nl/ PHP Magazine - PHP Magazine for Professionals http://php-mag.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------