Re: The ASP "application" object in PHP?

On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 05:43, Bendik Simonsen wrote: > > I've recently started to learn ASP (*ducks the hurled flowerpots and > vases*) because my school requires it, but of course I prefer PHP for > my own scripting needs. > > I have however, noticed one feature that ASP has that I have not found > an equal for in PHP: the "application" object. > > For those of you not familiar with ASP, the lowdown is this: The > application object acts like a global session. You assign it variables > and values like you would a session, but those variables are available > to all instances and sessions. It is for example very useful to track > different users at the same time, or to send messages from one session > to another, or the likes. > > Anything like this in PHP, or will I have to find a workaround for it, > or *ick* do that little sniplet in ASP? > > Thanks, > Bendik Simonsen There is a project called SRM to do just this sort of thing; you can find out more at http://www.vl-srm.net. It's currently in beta, but you might find it useful. Torben > --- > whisper@planetarion.com > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> http://www.thebuttlesschaps.com http://www.hybrid17.com http://www.inflatableeye.com +1.604.709.0506