Re: [PHP] pack vs. serialize

Nathan Nobbe wrote: all, i have recently stumbled upon the packmethod. can this be used as a substitute for serialize ? No. pack() is for creating binary representations of data, while seriali

[PHP] pack vs. serialize

all, i have recently stumbled upon the packmethod. can this be used as a substitute for serialize ? if so, is there any rationalization for this; like would it perhaps create a more compact repres