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To: Patrick ALLAERT <patrickallaert@php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] REQUEST_TIME change in PHP 5.4
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

hi Patrick,

On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Patrick ALLAERT <patrickallaert@php.net> wrote:

> On one side there's a clear BC break which, according to the related
> RFC, is to be considered as a blocker, on the other one, a strong and
> valid argument regarding spreading additional server variables.
> I'm not sure being late in the release process is truely a valid
> argument for accepting a BC break.
> Can't we make some compromise here like making all date/time
> classes/functions work uniformly with ints and floats?
> Working with date/time features based on $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME'] is
> certainly not something fancy!

I tend to agree with you here, making date works smoothly with both
would be the best way. However it requires more changes and work (and
more risks) that simply add a new server variable.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

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