RE: [PHP] Object in session and include

I was under the impression that if you used include_once then the script would only include the class definition if it was required within the script. You might want to check the manaul or get a second opinion on that, but that's what I've always done. Regards Chris -----Original Message----- From: Marco Schuler [mailto:marco.schuler@scopein.ch] Sent: 17 September 2003 10:45 To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Object in session and include Hi I have to serialize an object in a session. Generally there is no problem with this if the class-definition file(s) are included _before_ starting the session, as explained in the php-manual: <quoting> It is strongly recommended that you include the class definitions of all such registered objects on all of your pages, even if you do not actually use these classes on all of your pages. If you don't and an object is being unserialized without its class definition being present, it will lose its class association and become an object of class stdClass without any functions available at all, that is, it will become quite useless. </quoting> I am using PEAR classes for my project. If I want to store such an object in a session, I would have to include all the class-definitions that are included within the class that I am using. There can be a lot of included classes or also dynamically incldued classes. Has somebody got an idea or an acceptable solution to handle this without including all the class-definitions? -- Cheers! Marco -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please preserve the confidentiality of it and advise the sender immediately of any error in transmission. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken, or omitted to be taken, by an unauthorised recipient in reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is prohibited. Somerfield cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses so please carry out your own virus checks before opening an attachment. In replying to this e-mail you are granting the right for that reply to be forwarded to any other individual within the business and also to be read by others. Any views expressed by an individual within this message do not necessarily reflect the views of Somerfield. Somerfield reserves the right to intercept, monitor and record communications for lawful business purposes.