Re: pecl dev intro - bob - geoipo

adding Oliver to the list, as he maintains geoip. On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > I was wondering why you could not simply add your work on top on the > existing extension instead of having two binding for the exact same > library without specific benefits but an OO interface (db dir is > easily implemented in current one, and I don't understand the pt. 3 in > your mail :). > > Cheers, > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:53 AM, Bob Majdak Jr <bob@opsat.net> wrote: >>> Before filling out this form, you must write the >>> public pecl-dev@lists.php.net mailing list and: >>> * Introduce yourself >> >> Hi. I am Bob. I am 25, live in the DFW metroplex of Texas. I have a cat named Sally and she >> hates my girlfriend. I used to really like Green Day but now I just think they are alright. I >> already have a php.net SVN account. (bmajdak) >> >> >> >>> * Introduce your new extension or the extension >>> you would like to help maintain >> >> I have written a new GeoIP module for the MaxMind libgeoip library. This modules differs >> from the current geoip module in PECL in three fun filled ways: >> >> 1) this one is object oriented. $geo = new GeoIP('php.net'); >> >> 2) mine allows setting custom database directories at will. libgeoip was originally set >> once and forget, so the original geoip module set them in php.ini and you were stuck. this new >> module allows you to set your custom directory at run time instead of server wide in the ini. also >> thanks to advances in libgeoip, it is now possible to change the custom directory at any time during >> the application run. >> >> 3) mine ends in an o. geoipo. >> >> >> >>> * Link to the code, if applicable >> >> Full source: https://github.com/bobmajdakjr/php-geoipo >> >> An example of the old module: >> https://github.com/bobmajdakjr/php-geoipo/blob/master/examples/cmp-region-geoip.php >> >> An example of the new module: >> https://github.com/bobmajdakjr/php-geoipo/blob/master/examples/cmp-region-geoipo.php >> >> I need  a tester for Windows. I only have OSX, Linux, and FreeBSD at my disposal. It may >> also need a few tweaks still for thread safety idunno. But it works great on my CLI and prefork >> Apaches. >> >> >> >> love, bob. >> -- >> PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > > > -- > Pierre > > @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | > http://www.libgd.org > -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org