Fw: [PHP-GTK-DEV] PHP-GTK2 mysql Extensions? - fixed

http://ftp.emini.dk/pub/php/win32/gtk2/ now carries an updated version of the .dll and .exe files for PHP 5.1 and PHP-GTK 2, and a gentle explanation of what the term 'API bump' means. Apologies for any inconvenience. - Steph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steph" <steph@zend.com> To: "Joshua Seward" <jseward@columbus.rr.com>; "PHP-GTK dev" <php-gtk-dev@lists.php.net> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-GTK-DEV] PHP-GTK2 mysql Extensions? > Hi Josh, > > Sorry, blame the weekend - I was AFK for the whole of this thread. > > The snapshot version of PHP is created directly from CVS. It is not the > same version as those available on php.net. The only 5_1 version you could > possibly have picked up from php.net is a release candidate dating back two > months. There've been a lot of changes since then, including a Zend API > version bump which will prevent recent extensions from working with that > version of PHP. As Frank suggested, you can run php -v to check the PHP > version you have there. Next time you report a problem, running php-v and > copy/pasting the output in your first email would make it much easier for us > all to understand what's going on. > > The extensions in the snaps zip work with the snapshot version of php.exe, > and you load them in exactly the same way as you normally would, which is: > > extension = php-gtk2.dll > extension = php_mysql.dll > > unlike PHP-GTK extensions, which are written as a comma-separated list. > > php_mysql.dll isn't available in PECL, and never has been. That's why it's > in the snaps zip, along with the version of PHP it was built against and a > copy of the library needed to run it. Occasionally a build can fail, and > that also applies to extension builds in the CVS branches. Nobody's > perfect, and all four branches are under some form of active development, > ranging from 'bug fixes only' to 'bleeding-edge experimental'. So > _occasionally_ you might get the situation where you need to go back to > snaps and start over because an extension doesn't work (making sure that the > extension author knows about the bug and has fixed it first, of course). > But it's relatively rare for that to happen with the core extensions, > because build problems are usually reported quite quickly. > > You need to pick up the most recent copy of PHP 5_1 branch from the snaps > box if you're planning to load other extensions alongside PHP, as it says in > my INSTALL.txt, and if php-gtk2.dll won't load I'll need to know about it so > I can rebuild PHP-GTK 2 against that version and put a working version on > the site. In fact I just now tested it, and it _doesn't_ load, because > there was an API bump on 22nd September that I wasn't aware of. That was > the problem I needed to know about, and it means I need to build a new > version of php-gtk2.dll against the CVS version of PHP 5.1-dev so that you > can use it with the latest snaps. I'll mail the list as soon as I've made > that version live, but it'll probably be some time tomorrow. > > When we have an official PHP 5.1 release, it will become much easier to deal > with all this - you'll be able to use www.php.net for the PHP and extensions > download, and I'll build against that edition. But RC 1 is _not_ an > official release, and the fact that this particular one hasn't been followed > by further release candidates in the space of two months says it wasn't > anywhere near stable enough for release material. In fact Zeev tried to roll > RC 2 in mid-September and found it still wasn't ready, so didn't go ahead > with that plan. That being the situation, we absolutely need to rely on the > snaps builds for now, for any form of win32 distribution. > > BTW, Edin just made it easier to pick up the correct individual PECL > extension for the branch you're using - take a look at > http://pecl4win.php.net/branch.php. He also (now) links to the > relevant list > on that site, from the snaps site, so nobody needs to download a big zipfile > to get a single PECL extension any more. > > Hope that makes everything a bit clearer, > > - Steph > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joshua Seward" <jseward@columbus.rr.com> > To: "PHP DEV" <php-gtk-dev@lists.php.net> > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 7:49 AM > Subject: [PHP-GTK-DEV] PHP-GTK2 mysql Extensions? > > > Problem Solved! > > > > After getting sleep, I smacked myself for doing everything backwards. > > > > The only extensions that would load with the php-gtk2.dll are the ones from > the main php.net site. > > I tried this on the 8000 time. Please stop sending people to the snapshot > website. They are not the correct build. > > I guarantee this!!!!!! > > > > There is a fault in the php_mysqli.dll though. Windows command crashes every > time php-gtk2 tries to load it. > > The php_mysql.dll and other work fine. > > > > Sorry for all the bad e-mails before and thank you all for your time and > patience. > > > > Thanks Again, > > Josh > >