Re: Adding pecl/zip to 5.2

> From my experiences the problem with this is many shared hosts wont install > non core modules, so the more modules moved from core to pecl the less > flexible php will be and the less use it will be. > > I understand the need to keep the core code maintained and as clean and > lean > as possible, but we also need to look at what developers need to create > applications that can be used with mass virtual hosting. This is a valid point, but it represents a chicken-and-egg problem. Shared hosts are used to deploying PHP Proper and ignoring PECL, because in the past, core was the only repository for everything. As PECL grows in popularity (and as users demand more PECL installations), we can hope this these hosts become more flexible. At least that's what _I_ think. S