Re: what PHP really needs

--- "John W. Holmes" <holmes072000@charter.net> wrote: > He's talking about the same set of data being available to all > instances of PHP, though. I think they're called Application Variables. Yes, this is what he was talking about, which I think most people seem to have misunderstood to be something else. This type of question usually comes about because of the fundamental differences between ColdFusion and PHP. Specifically, I use PHP as an Apache moduke, so I'm using mod_php. I'm bound to Apache's behavior, since I'm just adding features to Apache. ColdFusion is a separate process, cfserver, and it talks to the Web server over a socket. While this does have drawbacks due to the added overhead, it also allows for a few extra features (application variables, ColdFusion Administrator, etc.). Still, for anyone who thinks application variables are great, search Google for PHP application variables, and you'll find a plethera of solutions that offer exactly that. Hope that helps. Chris ===== Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security Handbook Coming mid-2004 HTTP Developer's Handbook http://httphandbook.org/