Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 09/11/07 11:34

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Sanders Kaufman wrote:
>> macca wrote:

>>> Why would a book on PHP-MYSQL have examples in c++ ???
>>
>> Because PHP is written in C++ and is extensible through C++.
>
> So? Linux is written in C. Does that mean a C book will help me
> understand how to admin Linux better?

What a foolish question!


>> For example - there is no built-in support for ArcGIS in PHP.
>> But a savvy spatial programmer could build something to be compiled
>> with PHP - just as MySQL and SOAP support must currently be added at
>> compile-time in order for PHP to use those features.
>
> Then he doesn't need a PHP-MySQL book with C++ examples - he needs
> information on how to write PHP extensions in C++. Something completely
> different.

I never met the fellow 'cept once in a chatroom - so I dunno what he
needs or doesn't... and trying to figure it out would be scope creep.

I'm just answering the question "why would...".

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