Re: Some more plane hacking...

> > > But the functions should 'hidden' by the PEAR-classes and it should by > > possible > > > to use important classes like DB without using special modules. Short: The > > > first implementation or improvements of a functionality in PHP, then > > additional > > > as c module. ( in the case of a php-class, not of a original c-modul > > like xmms) > > > >Are you saying there should always be user-space implementations that > >match the C version just in case somebody doesn't want to run the C > >version? > > Yes. Some of us cannot afford our own servers, and have to rely on our > hosts installation of PHP, and the modules they choose to compile in. Some > hosts will recompile PHP with a new extension if we ask nicely, but most won't. That's what dl() is for. You don't need your ISP to do anything just to load a C extension. An ISP could theoretically turn that feature off, but they could also turn off any other functionality that would cause a PEAR component to break. -Rasmus