Hi,
On 7 June 2012 14:33, Bruce Clement <[email protected]> wrote: > One of my side projects is resurrecting an ancient PHP directory script > (an old GPL 2 version of something that's later versions have been made > closed source by the original author). My revised version is publicly > available but not yet promoted. > > The original project checked URLs with its own logic using sockets and > file reads. Unfortunately it's either buggy or isn't very compatible with > modern PHP and I want to replace it rather than repair it. > > My preference is the cURL library but I just discovered that it isn't > available by default in Debian 6.0.5's Php stack (I've just switched my > debugging there from Wheezy because of the xdebug / php 5.4 incompatibility > issue). > Yes I know it can be easily installed with Pecl or apt-get, but these > often aren't available to ordinary webmasters in shared hosting > environments. > > Before going too far down this path I'd like to know how much I'm limiting > my potential audience. > > Does anyone know how common cURL is in mainstream LAMP stacks, or know a > page giving this in a nice summary form? I know it's in Centos and missing > from Squeeze. > Here are some stats: http://serverfault.com/questions/262755/statistics-about-php-setups-what-extensions-are-installed-by-default > > Is there a better (more portable) option? (Must be GPL 2 compatible) > > P.S.: We're hiring - PHP Application Developer http://bit.ly/LFyA7X Kind Regards, Jochen Daum "There is no shortcut to anywhere worth going" - Beverly Sills Automatem Ltd Phone: +64 9 630 3425 Mobile: +64 21 567 853 Email: [email protected] Website: www.automatem.co.nz Skype: jochendaum http://nz.linkedin.com/in/automatem http://twitter.com/automatem > Thanks > > Bruce > > PS I'm having a bad day today. This is my 3rd attempt to send this. Wrong > return address, wrong to address & hopefully 3rd time's lucky. > > -- > Bruce Clement > > Home: http://www.clement.co.nz/ > Twitter: http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement > Directory: http://www.searchme.co.nz/ > > "Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good > appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail > Kalashnikov > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
