Re: RC4: ground rules

From: Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 22:14:23 +0000
Subject: Re: RC4: ground rules
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Hi, > > > Possible values are: > > > > > > - php_auth_exposure=user > > > Only PHP_AUTH_USER is exposed. > > > > > > - php_auth_exposure=pw > > > Only PHP_AUTH_PW is exposed > > > > > > - php_auth_exposure=user,pw > > > Both PHP_AUTH_USER and PHP_AUTH_PW are exposeed > > > > Moriyoshi, have you considered using constants here instead of strings? For > > example: > > > > - php_auth_exposure=AUTH_EXPOSE_USER > > Only PHP_AUTH_USER is exposed. > > > > - php_auth_exposure=AUTH_EXPOSE_PW > > Only PHP_AUTH_PW is exposed > > > > - php_auth_exposure=AUTH_EXPOSE_USER | AUTH_EXPOSE_PW > > Both PHP_AUTH_USER and PHP_AUTH_PW are exposeed > > > > It resembles the style used by error reporting, which will be less confusing > > for novices. At first I thought of using constants like you mentioned, but I decided to not do so in my patch because I don't want to pollute the namespace with such trivial constants that are likely to be used only in ini settings. > There is no difference here, both are strings anyway. And the latest > option "AUTH_EXPOSE_USER | AUTH_EXPOSE_PW" wont work in an httpd.conf > file. Also, this is NOT the style we have in php.ini. I don't see any > valid point to use this thing. I don't think this entry needs to be able to be toggled in per-dir settings. Moriyoshi > Derick > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Derick Rethans > http://derickrethans.nl/ > PHP Magazine - PHP Magazine for Professionals > http://php-mag.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >

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