Re: [PHP] class design question

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, rogue wrote: > i am working out the finishing touches on a authentication class that > uses mysql to store the time of last access and some other goodies. > > my question is, when developing a class that uses a database, what is > the best way to handle the database bit? for n

RE: [PHP] class design question

If you're going to the trouble of making an authentication class, you should consider also using a database connection class, and modifying your authentication class to make use of it. You might want to roll your own, although there are numerous classes that already exist. As for "portability"

Re: [PHP] class design question

Jason Sheets wrote: Take a look at the PEAR DB Abstraction layer, I usually store connection info in an XML or INI file and use parse_ini or PEAR Config to parse the configuration file. http://pear.php.net hi there. i am working out the finishing touches on a authentication class that uses mysq

Re: [PHP] class design question

Take a look at the PEAR DB Abstraction layer, I usually store connection info in an XML or INI file and use parse_ini or PEAR Config to parse the configuration file. http://pear.php.net > hi there. > > i am working out the finishing touches on a authentication class that > uses mysql to store the

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2 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] Class Design Question... > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:34 AM said: > > > I'm rewriting a lot of code and have decided to use classes... I&

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On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:33:54 -0500, you wrote: >Basically in the class I have methods that perform a task, and return true >on success, or false on failure. Easy enough. If it returns false however, I >want to display errors for the user. The best way I can think of doing this >is adding a member v

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Dan Joseph wrote: Hi, Are there any performance differences that are noticable in a 300-400 line PHP script if you overuse classes rather than straight functions? This is a loaded question. If you overuse classes, there will be a performance hit :). However, in a 300-400 line script,

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Dan Joseph on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:18 AM said: Are there any performance differences that are noticable in a 300-400 line PHP script if you overuse classes rather than straight functions? This is a loaded question. If you overuse classes, there will be

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:34 AM said: > I'm rewriting a lot of code and have decided to use classes... I'm > wondering if this would be considered bad design or not... [snip] /Sounds/ like a good idea. Are you really going to end up with an a

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Dan Joseph on Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:18 AM said: > Are there any performance differences that are noticable in a > 300-400 line PHP script if you overuse classes rather than straight > functions? I have no definitive answer but I would assume the answe

RE: [PHP] Class Design Question...

Hi, > >>Are there any performance differences that are noticable in a > >>300-400 line PHP script if you overuse classes rather than straight > >>functions? > > This is a loaded question. If you overuse classes, there will be a > performance hit :). However, in a 300-400 line script, you mig

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Hi, > Otherwise, a year down the line, you find yourself stuck with a thing > that needs a small modification which will take you hours and hours and > hours and probably turn your little project into spaghetti (speaking > from experience). That's probably some good advice, and something