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Subject: php.ini and PHPT 
From: zoe.slattery@googlemail.com (Zoe Slattery)

Hi - I wonder if anyone could help me with a testing question?

We have written a few additional test cases for string functions which I 
was about to check-in, then I noticed that the test cases pass OK if I 
use the php.ini-dist file and fail if I don't specify an file (ie use 
all default settings).

The difference turns out to the be the use of precision =12 in the 
php.ini-dist, rather than the the default value of 14.

It's easy enough to work around this and ensure that test cases pass in 
both environments with an --INI-- section in the test case, however - I 
wondered if there would be any value in having a php-ini file that was 
explicitly used for tests?

We had been using the php.ini-dist file because it's slightly easier to 
be precise about the test environment if you can say what you are using 
rather than saying "I'm using the default values". I also find it rather 
too easy to get the wrong php.ini file accidentally :-( so specifying 
one is easier, even if it only contains default values.

Zoe
IBM