Req #60984 [NEW]: Document output buffering mechanism

From: Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Document output buffering mechanism Description: ------------ It's been requested that we document the mechanism that PHP uses to perform output buffering. Specifically, the way that the size of the output buffer works, and how the configuration directives affect the flushing of that buffer. jpauli linked to http://julien- pauli.developpez.com/tutoriels/php/ob/images/ob.png in the doc channel on EFnet. It's a good representation of how the output buffer functions. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60984&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60984&r=mysqlcfg