On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 03:52:50PM -0400, Dan Kalowsky wrote:
> > If we should reduce number of modules built by default, 1st
> > module should be MySQL. Removing MySQL does not cause any
> > technical problems at all.
>
> I'll agree to that as well. +1 on removing --with-mysql as a default.
> Although realize I'm also +1 on removing any default modules that are not
> essential to PHP's running.
After some thought, I think I agree with this (disable by default)
approach, as well. For instance, if you want just PostgreSQL support,
you not only have to --with-pgsql but also --disable-mysql[*].
I don't think there's any harm in asking MySQL users to --enable-mysql
support if that's why they want, even if it is purportedly the most
popular RDBMS with PHP. Chances are that those same users will likely
need to set at least one other ./configure option, anyway.
It's much easier, conceptually, to tell PHP users that "everything is
off by default" than "look at the './configure --help' output" to
figure out if you need to explicitly enable (or disable) something.
Of course, I'm making general claims without providing any kind of
reliable figures here. Perhaps it would be interesting to conduct
some kind of anonymous PHP extension survey to see how many people
configure / use which modules.
[*] Not that MySQL support harms anything, but why compile something
you're not going to use?
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