Interesting, Quick Google searches on
1. "with-curl" "If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license, or have any questions about PHP licensing, please contact [email protected]" 2. "without-curl" "If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license, or have any questions about PHP licensing, please contact [email protected]" Suggests about 90% (947,000 vs 98,400) of sites that make the mistake of exposing php info have curl installed. Thanks Jochen. On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Jochen Daum <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > -- 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]
