Re: Porting from Linux to Windows!?$#

> Hi all, > > I would like to ask my experienced friends here if its possible to port a > script made for linux to run in windows IIS. I've been trying to make linux > scripts run on my server and some of them do and some don't. I also notice > that the problem relies how Linux and Windows refer to firectories. > > Linux Ex. > $base_dir = "/home/somescript/" > > Windows Ex. > $base_dir = "C:\home\somescript" > > Now. My question is... Is there any way to use script made for Linux in > Windows? If YES what have to be done in order to make it to work? > > Thank you, > Andre > > Well, that depends on the script greatly. Both Win32 and Linux have difference sets of functions, and features. Issues such as relative path's are easy enough to solve, however, it would greatly depend on what other features the piece of code use. In most cases, it is possible to port a script from Win32 to Linux, and vice-versa, with a few hours of hair-pulling and a little bit of luck... But then again, this question depends on the application. -Sterling > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > -- I wish I may, I wish I might, GIMME STUFF! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/wishlist/E7I1IWUJDPB4/ :)))