Re: Request to add the SQL Server PHP extensions to PECL

2011/2/3 Ashay Chaudhary <ashayc@microsoft.com>: > Hello all, > > I am the Program Manager for the SQL Server PHP driver project at Microsoft, and our team would > like to add our extensions to PECL. But first, let me introduce the project. > > The SQL Server PHP Driver project is a PHP 5.x extension that allows for connecting to and > reading/writing data from Microsoft SQL Server. The project contains two extensions, one extension > is the SQLSRV extension which exposes a procedural API while the other is an extension implements > PDO (PDO_SQLSRV). These extensions enable PHP scripts/applications to connect to all editions of SQL > Server 2005 and later (including SQL Azure). > > This project is approximately 4 years mature with v1.0 release (the SQLSRV extension) in July > 2008, followed by v1.1 release in October 2009, and recently the v2.0 release in August 2010 that > added support for PDO. We have received good testimonials of the extensions being used in production > environments. > > This project has always been open source from the beginning at > http://sqlsrvphp.codeplex.com. We would like this extension to > follow the existing PECL extension development and release process by hosting and maintaining the > source code on pecl.php.net in the read-only repository, just like some other PECL extensions. > > The source code for the extension is currently available here: > http://sqlsrvphp.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/changes/55860 > The binary download for the extension is currently available here: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=80e44913-24b4-4113-8807-caae6cf2ca05 > > We have followed the PECL submission guidelines as per > http://pecl.php.net/account-request.php > > Specifically: > 1. The Apache 2.0 is used for the source code and will be used for the binaries > (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0) > 2. The code complies with the PHP coding standards. > 3. The documentation will be published in the official php manual on php.net. > > Please let us know if this submission request will be accepted. > > Thanks, and best regards, > > Ashay Chaudhary > Program Manager, SQL Server Driver for PHP > Microsoft Corp > Email: ashay.chaudhary@microsoft.com > Twitter: @ashay_c > > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Very good job! However it is quite uncommon to have C++ projects in PECL. Not sure it will be blocking though. -- Patrick Allaert --- http://code.google.com/p/peclapm/ - Alternative PHP Monitor