Re: [PHP-DEV] Latest commit -- depreciation of call_user_method()

[Jani Taskinen]

On Fri, 18 May 2001, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:

>That still doesn't change the fact that it is imprecise to tie the PHP
>version number to extensions when there is no 1:1 relationship here and
>the possibility exists that an older version of the extension can be used
>with a newer version of PHP.
>And more and more, the average PHP user does not build PHP themselves but
>use it on a server where PHP was built by an admin.  On these servers it
>is getting more common for the admin to enable extensions as shared
>extensions from user requests which increases the likelihood of old
>versions of extensions sticking around and not being in synch with the PHP
>installation.

Hmm..I'm not really sure how it's possible to use older API version
extensions with newer PHP as the Zend boys pump up their API version
number on every release..and afaik that prevents you from using the
old extensions..?

--Jani



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