Re: php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 06:35:25PM +0300, Sotiris Karavarsamis wrote: > > > On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:43:52 +0300, Jani Taskinen <jani.taskinen@sci.fi> > wrote: > > Marcus Boerger kirjoitti: > >> Hello Ionut, > >> > >> a Friend suggested to replace it with a Euro sign, so that PHP code > > gets > >> worth more :-) > > > > Hey, why not make it configurable (ini option) ?! :D > > I really do not find it reasonable to change the dollar sign to something > else. > If we could switch the dollar sign notation in variables on and off > with a directive in php.ini, that would break backwards compatibility > between apps > not only in a single user environments but also in shared hosting envs. > Imagine having to switch into dollar sign notation for a phpbb installation > and to a notation without the dollar sign for a custom application. It's > just > crazy! I doubt that that was a serious suggestion. Just a joke. Although I do like the idea of replacing dollar with euro .... :-) -- Alain Williams Linux Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php Chairman of UKUUG: http://www.ukuug.org/ #include <std_disclaimer.h>