Re: php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc
| From: | Marco | Date: | Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:27:23 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc | ||
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>
> > 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!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm ... I hope
:-D
Regards
Marco