> > > Hey, why not make it configurable (ini option) ?! :D > > I really do not find it reasonable to change the dollar sign to something > else. > If we could switch the dollar sign notation in variables on and off > with a directive in php.ini, that would break backwards compatibility > between apps > not only in a single user environments but also in shared hosting envs. > Imagine having to switch into dollar sign notation for a phpbb installation > and to a notation without the dollar sign for a custom application. It's > just > crazy!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm ... I hope :-D Regards Marco