RE: [PHP-QA] Re: RC6 doesn't mind function redefinition

that's a pity IMO. out of pure curiosity: why was it changed? (or around what date was it discussed & changed, I'll read it in archives) At 16:38 4.4. 2001, Zeev Suraski wrote the following: -------------------------------------------------------------- >require() now works very much like in include(), only it bails out if it fails. > >Zeev > >At 16:41 4/4/2001, Cynic wrote: >>It's in a require()d file. I thought require() was a compile-time >>thing (as opposed to runtime include()), but looks like I'm >>wrong. >> >>At 00:19 4.4. 2001, Zeev Suraski wrote the following: >>-------------------------------------------------------------- >>>At 22:02 3/4/2001, Cynic wrote: >>>>Anyway, shouldn't PHP terminate the script during compilation? >>>>I thought function redeclarations were compile errors, but it >>>>looks as if they're runtime errors, and the whole script got >>>>executed(?). >>> >>>If it's inside an include file, then remember include files are only evaluated in >>>run-time of their parent script. So it's compile-time for them, but run-time in general. >>> >>>Zeev > > >cynic@mail.cz >------------- >And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files >were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7