Martin Scotta
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 6:32 AM, David Muir <davidkm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 07/06/11 15:49, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > > Am 07.06.2011 04:42, schrieb Martin Scotta: > >> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net > >wrote: > >> > >>> Am 06.06.2011 23:40, schrieb Martin Scotta: > >>> > >>>> It'd be very nice if some extension could be enabled just by dropping > the > >>>> "extension file" on the path. > >>>> So developers can check what they have using phpinfo, and then upload > the > >>>> needed extension using ftp. Is it possible? > >>> if a "developer" only would try such idiotic action > >>> he would lost his accounts forever and get fired from > >>> one day to the next! > >>> > >>> WTF how can anybody have the idea that it would be a good > >>> idea to let non-sysadmins uplod and execute binaries on a > >>> server? > >>> > >>> > >> Thanks you for all yours responses. > >> Now it's clear what the issue is... the usage of compiled "libraries". > >> > >> We need some middleware between the core and PHP. > >> That way extensions could be written in PHP, compiled and distributed in > >> some "library" format. > >> Library users just add them into their path, include them, and use the > >> classes/functions as usual. > >> > >> - No OS dependence > >> - minimum dependence with core version > >> - size of core will reduce drastically > >> - faster runtime, include only what libs you use, as you need them > > what are you speaking about and since how long you are working > > with PHP that you never heard about PEAR, ZendFramework....? > > > > And you should know that PEAR and ZF are user-land libraries, not > compiled libraries. > > I think Martin is wishing for is the PHP Native Interface: > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_native_interface > > Either that, or a PHP equivalent of Cython or Pyrex. > > Cython or Pyrex are good examples of what I meant. I'm not sure about the PNI Cheers, > David > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
