ID: 49594
User updated by: jay at phpcourses dot ca
Reported By: jay at phpcourses dot ca
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: all
PHP Version: 5.3.0
New Comment:
i need to talk to someone more senior/experienced
i write 5000 - 10000 php scripts a year, most of which use posix regex
and i don't need a junior telling me "we are not forcing you to upgrade
to php 5.3; keep 5.2 forever"
only a newbie would say that
my clients' scripts are on 1000s of servers around the world
php could also remove support for the pow() function, since there are
alternative ways of raising numbers to powers, but like the ereg()
support, they'd f*ck millions of developer worldwide
in short:
keep ereg() == no problems
scrap ereg() == problems
so why scrap API support?
Previous Comments:
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[2009-10-01 16:24:21] jay at phpcourses dot ca
you are mistaken again
posix regex are ALSO everywhere!
i have written probably 10000 scripts, i won't be updating them to use
your favorite version of regex
you have once again missed the point:
do not throw away support for APIs
YOU keep the regex, and let US choose
that's community-driven, open-source software
trust me on this
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[2009-10-01 15:19:24] bever...@php.net
No, you think it's a mistake. In fact, the PCRE library offers more
features, (mostly) better performance and is used in other programming
languages as well (Java, Javascript, .NET). On top of that, it offers
more consistent syntax.
After all, no one is forcing you to upgrade your PHP version. It will
remain available throughout the 5.x versions. Just don't update to PHP 6
if it really is a problem. Either way, you've got more than enough time
to update any scripts or sites.
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[2009-10-01 15:16:20] paj...@php.net
You completely ignore the options you have, that's your rights. There
is no bug, there is no issue > bogus. If you don't know how to use the
error_reporting flags, please read the manual or ask for support in one
of the numerous support channels.
Thanks for your understanding.
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[2009-10-01 15:03:36] jay at phpcourses dot ca
you've missed the point entirely
unlike C and Java etc
php has gone the route of "most of your old scripts will no longer work
when you upgrade php"
it's a mistake
there is no point in trying to defend it, it's a known mistake that's
made many of us upset
for example, i teach php at a university and at a college, in addition
to being a contractor and developing my own sites such as
torqueinvoicing.com and we all know it's a mistake
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[2009-10-01 14:29:34] paj...@php.net
The api is still usable as it is emulated by pcre. If you really like
to use it for the rest of your life, disable the deprecated warnings and
be done with that.
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