Re: [PEPr] Proposal for PHP::ApplicationVars

Hi, While I agree with the usefulness of shared-scope, or "application" variables, and would love for the PHP core, or at the minimum a PECL extension, to have an $_APP super-global and transparent handling, what this class does is already achievable with existing PEAR classes. This is Cache_Lite with a simpler interface, fewer options and without the file locking that's required for shared use. Application specific scopes can be set by using groups in Cache_Lite, or the Cache_Application extension of Cache. The proposed extension for using DB for storage is already met by Cache_Application via Cache's present support for DB and several other containers. I like it (except for not flock()ing cache files) and use something similar myself but I don't think it should be it's own class. Maybe extend or composite Cache_Lite as Cache_Lite_Application? -Alan