Jochem Maas wrote:
I've already written the multi-threaded server using Java. I want to
do this in PHP, however, because the PHP "threads" can re-use PHP
classes I've already written and hence standardize on a single
codebase and language. Many other languages have threads (Java, C#,
Python, Ruby, etc) ... which is why I'm so amazed PHP does not even
list Threads as a priority. You simply can't be an enterprise
language without these basic features. Of course, don't get me
started on namespaces too ;-)
oh yeah - threads really are basic. simple and easy to use, every
VB-scripter should be using them. btw Yahoo! seems to cope quite well
without
threads in php - fairly 'enterprise' infrastructure and load they deal
with no?
Every time I try to use PHP in a web server to solve a problem like
build a file upload progress meter, somebody screams that PHP is meant
for far more than web scripting. Yet as soon as I try to use PHP in a
context other than a web script, someone like yourself jumps up and
complains that PHP needs to remain in the web scripting programming
world only.
then again if threads are so basic for you - submit a patch that
implements
them (and obviously fix any/all thread-safety issues in all extensions
etc),
from what I gather that's a mammoth undertaking - given the limited
core developer resources, that is one of the reasons it's low
priority, and then
ofcourse there is the php 'philosophy' about threads in general (of which
the php-internals mailing archive should be able to shed some light)
Evolution of the language is a must. I AM working on trying to spec out
an extension for PHP which would implement what I want with threading
without having to hack zend and the core. I might think that some other
C developers would be more suited for the job, however, considering they
have already done the work for such a beast in just about every other
popular language created so far.
Obviously PHP General list is probably not the place where I can sway
any opinions with any internals members, so I'll end this message simply
saying that I am first seeking what already exists, what might already
be in progress, and what still needs to be created. At the same time, I
like to find others would may be trying to do something similar. I can
not be alone in wanting to use PHP beyond what it is currently capable
of. I trust there must be other PHP developers who wish to see the
language take on some of the aspects we like about other languages while
at the same time retaining all the elements we already enjoy with the
existing feature set.
There is no better language for web development. Once outside it's
niche of web scripting, tho PHP lacks severely. Seeing how developers
have created CLI in order to compete with PERL for cron scripting and OO
features of PHP5 to compete with other modern OO languages, I imagine
PHP IS trying to be more. A Framework, Unicode, Namespaces, and Threads
are the logical next step. Zend Framework and Unicode have made the
todo list, Namespaces is fighting to get on, and Threads is nowhere to
be seen.
Dante
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