RE: [PHP4BETA] serialize() musings...

(this isn't PHP4 specific, but ...) Serializing arrays is a Really Cool Thing (tm), and I'm using it alot on easyDNS and elsewhere. I don't care too much about serializing object methods, just the data is fine. Currently, it's the best and quickest way (IMHO) to move arrays around between pages, and makes session management a lot easier. If you're looking for something to think about, however, on my wish-list of Things That Would Be Really Really Cool (tm), is for the Zend engine that will go into MySQL to allow things like: SELECT * FROM table WHERE data["array"][1]='foobar'; i.e. being able to unserialize a text field (named "data" in the above example) on the fly, and search/sort on that data directly in MySQL. Just wishing ... :) __________________________________________________________________ Colin Viebrock easyDNS Technologies ... be the master of your domain http://www.easyDNS.com -- PHP 4 Beta