Re: PHP 5.3 Suggested Feature List

Hi Ilia, On Sunday 09 September 2007 07:07:37 pm Ilia Alshanetsky wrote: > List of Feature Ideas > ---------------------------- > > 1) Backport the namespaces patch for PHP 6 > > 1 0 -1 +1 > 2) Symlink the intl extension from PECL, but leave it disabled by > default as is the case with all extensions dependent on external libs > > 1 0 -1 From what I read that extension offers interesting stuff. +1 > 3) Apply the Late Static Binding Patch > > 1 0 -1 0 > 4) Implement David's Circular Garbage collection patch > > 1 0 -1 I can see the need for this but would like to see the impacts first. Therefore +0.5 > 5) Implement Sqlite3 support via the ext/sqlite extension (patch is > already available) > > 1 0 -1 I think this would make sense as long as the patch isn't to messy. (I can't remember seeing it) +/- 0 > 6) Remove safe_mode, register_globals and magic_quotes > > 1 0 -1 -1 > 7) Introduce mysqlind library into core and use it as a backend for > PDO and mysqli extensions (possibly enabling them by default) > > 1 0 -1 From what I saw this looks quite good +1 > 8) OpenID enabling patch for OpenSSL and PHP 5 > > 1 0 -1 +1 > 9) Add array_replace[_recursive] functions (patch is already available) > > 1 0 -1 I can see some use for these functions but we already have that many array functions 0 > 10) Split off deprecation from E_STRICT into E_DEPRECATED > > 1 0 -1 0 > 11) Merge the zend_arg_info const'ify patch > > 1 0 -1 +1 > 12) Merge the GCC 4 -fvisibility patch > > 1 0 -1 0 > 13) Switch for disabling/enabling materialized cursors in mysqli > > 1 0 -1 0 > 14) Link phar extension from PECL into core (possibly enabling it by > default) > > 1 0 -1 +1 > 15) Merge Matt's ZEND_SIGNED_MULTIPLY_LONG() optimization patch > > 1 0 -1 +1 > 16) Introduce new php.ini files parser/scanner + CGI/FastCGI? > "htaccess" style ini file support > > 1 0 -1 the ini parsing is a fundamental part of PHP therefore we should really test that stuff to catch as many edge-cases as possible but if we test it well: +1 > 17) Merge __callStatic patch from PHP 6 > > 1 0 -1 +1 > 18) Introduce concept of "strict classes" that do not permit dynamic > property creation > > 1 0 -1 0 johannes -- Johannes Schlüter http://schlueters.de