RE: [PHP-WIN] php install under win98 probs

Thanks for the link, Julie - I agree the developers are doing a great job, but would find the notion that the equivalence php3_pcre.dll <-> preg_* is as transparent as php3_mcrypt.dll <-> mcrypt_* Let's hope the source isn't called lib_regexp.c ;-) for other's reference, I've only just worked out that the tar.gz files are different from the zip files, and contain (in addition to source) some documentation, that can be useful in working out the purpose of a (potentially) unknown dll. > -----Original Message----- > From: julie@i2ii.com [mailto:julie@i2ii.com]On Behalf Of Julie Meloni > Sent: 02 August 2000 14:17 > To: subscribed@red56.co.uk > Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] php install under win98 probs > > > Tim Diggins wrote: > > > > I discovered the PCRE file in the distribution. Any ideas on > the answer to the meta-question - how > > should I have known that php3_PCRE.dll was related to "preg_match" - any > > ideas of where to find a function to dll mapping? > > Oh cool, glad it was in there. I'm bad about keeping up with what is > where; I don't have the changelog memorized. :) > > As to the question about function -> dll mapping....well, I don't > believe there's a list that says "to use X, you must install Y", but the > Developers have done a really good job of naming things consistently. > PCRE = Perl Compatible Regular Expressions, preg_* = the prefix used for > Perl compatible regular expressions functions, ergo look for some dll > with "pcre" in it somewhere. :) Want to ues mcrypt_* functions? Find > the dll with "mcrypt" somewhere in its name. It's a good bet. > > > Will the answer to the php4 question be similar - a dll > required, and where > > to find? > > It was for dbm_* functions, I think? Then yes, the answer would be > similar: if it's possible to use a set of functions on windows, AND the > Developers have good reason to put a standard dll in the distribution > (good reasons include, I believe, the following: a) it works, b) it > works well enough that they want to attach "darn near ready for > prime-time" to it, and c) it's higher on the collective wishlists of > php users than say....image creation or oracle connectivity, or....you > get the picture.), then look in the distribution. Remember, there are > far less Windows folks working on php than Linux/UNIX folks, so what > gets done is _really_ prioritized. > > That beign said, there are other folks who have compiled dll files, and > have them available for download. For example, at > download.swwwing.com/php4/ there's a whole slew of them. There are > dependencies to take into consideration, though - if you use those dlls, > be sure to grab the set of core files from there as well. I just looked > and didn't see a dbm-related one, though. > > I believe your next step would be to ask a pointed question witha new > subject line that says "Anyone have php_dbm.dll?" :) > > Good luck - > Julie > > +------------------------------------------------+ > | Julie Meloni (jcm@i2ii.com) | > | Tech. Director, i2i Interactive (www.i2ii.com) | > | | > | "PHP Essentials" & "PHP Fast & Easy" | > | http://www.thickbook.com/ | > +------------------------------------------------+