Re: Request for Threads or SRM

On Thursday 24 November 2005 15:39, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > D. Dante Lorenso wrote: > > All, > > > > I have been trying to use PHP 5.0.5 for all my programming tasks > > including replacing many stand-alone Java servers. I've been successful > > to a degree, but I'm seriously missing Java Threads. I've written some > > code which uses SHM, Sockets, IPC, and PCNTL, but it's not as clean and > > robust as it should be. > > > > Since the jury is still deliberating over PHP6 and what it will offer, > > I'd like to put in my request to have a native PHP Thread object. If > > Threads are too much to tackle, it would be nice to have something like > > SRM (Script Running Machine) which could be used for CLI environment > > stand-alone servers. > > That's way outside the scope of what we have planned for PHP 6 and I can > pretty much guarantee it won't happen. The SRM-like thing doesn't need > to be part of PHP though. Anybody can build such a beast. > > -Rasmus And threads? well I must say that with php-gtk for gui client apps and php in general with all the objects engine as it is now, threads would turn it into a really powerful development framework for everything. Is there any research in the topic, or is it just sleeping waiting for the right moment to be? Leo -- Leonardo Pedretti Axon Sistemas Líder de Equipo Proyecto Basalto