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Re: help me explain PHP/CURL

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 19:16:19 +0100 (CET)

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Michael Wallner wrote:

> This paragraph will read in future manuals as follows:
>
> In order to use PHP's CURL functions you need to install the
> libcurl package. PHP requires that you use libcurl 7.0.2-beta
> or higher. In PHP 4.2.3, you will need libcurl version 7.9.0 or
> higher. From PHP 4.3.0, you will need a libcurl version that's
> 7.9.8 or higher. PHP 5.0.0 requires a libcurl version 7.10.5 or
> greater.

While we're on the topic, I'll continue:

I think this huge blob is far too big and too technical to have on the
overview "front" page. All those specific version requirements can be put on a
page/section with more specific build requirements as most users won't care
or need to know the specifics.

I would prefer that paragraph to say:

      In order to use the PHP/CURL functions you need to have libcurl
      installed.

I use "PHP/CURL" here since I want the PHP/CURL binding to have a name that is
not "CURL" as curl is already a command line tool and cURL is the project
making it. "too many meanings for the same word error"

It wouldn't necessary have to be exactly PHP/CURL I just prefer if it isn't
"CURL".

The paragraph could also possibly mention that the binary package of PHP for
windows _includes_ the necessary libcurl DLL so all the user needs to do is to
enabled it by [go to page that describes it].

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Received on 2005-11-03