# XMLReader in PHP 5.1

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/14692
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/14692
- Started by Christian Stocker on 2005-02-07T15:28:33+00:00
- Messages: 4
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## #14692 — Christian Stocker — 2005-02-07T15:28:33+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14692#14692

Hi

As briefly mentioned at the start of the long PHP 5.1 thread, I'd like 
to include XMLReader in the standard PHP 5.1 distribution. XMLReader is 
in my opinion far superior to the sax extension and should therefore be 
included for more widespread use.

I'm not in the position to decide, if it should be enabled by default. 
It doesn't have external dependencies (besides what we already have, 
libxml2), but AFAIK we do not want to enable more extension by default.

I didn't hear any arguments against bundling it and it would be the 
right time to do that now for testing purposes. I remember that we did 
some special CVS tricks for tidy and soap for having them in pecl and 
the php-src/, maybe we should do the same here. But I don't think, I 
have the necessary karma to do that ;)

That's it, would be great, if someone could do that.

chregu

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## #14708 — Andi Gutmans — 2005-02-08T01:16:00+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14692#14708 · In reply to: #14692

I think that's OK. Would you deal with having the docs merged into the PHP 
Manual?
If no one objects then we can go ahead and do it.
Anyone know if this is done via the modules file or if it requires other 
CVS magic?

Andi

At 04:28 PM 2/7/2005 +0100, Christian Stocker wrote:
>Hi
>
>As briefly mentioned at the start of the long PHP 5.1 thread, I'd like to 
>include XMLReader in the standard PHP 5.1 distribution. XMLReader is in my 
>opinion far superior to the sax extension and should therefore be included 
>for more widespread use.
>
>I'm not in the position to decide, if it should be enabled by default. It 
>doesn't have external dependencies (besides what we already have, 
>libxml2), but AFAIK we do not want to enable more extension by default.
>
>I didn't hear any arguments against bundling it and it would be the right 
>time to do that now for testing purposes. I remember that we did some 
>special CVS tricks for tidy and soap for having them in pecl and the 
>php-src/, maybe we should do the same here. But I don't think, I have the 
>necessary karma to do that ;)
>
>That's it, would be great, if someone could do that.
>
>chregu
>
>--
>christian stocker | Bitflux GmbH | schoeneggstrasse 5 | ch-8004 zurich
>phone +41 1 240 56 70 | mobile +41 76 561 88 60  | fax +41 1 240 56 71
>http://www.bitflux.ch  |  chregu@bitflux.ch  |  gnupg-keyid 0x5CE1DECB

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## #14710 — Wez Furlong — 2005-02-08T01:37:54+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14692#14710 · In reply to: #14708

This is usually done by symlinking in the repository; I can do this if you like.

--Wez.


> If no one objects then we can go ahead and do it.
> Anyone know if this is done via the modules file or if it requires other
> CVS magic?

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## #14711 — Wez Furlong — 2005-02-08T02:05:17+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/14692#14711

Done (can be easily backed out if somone finds a good reason).

--Wez.


> Yeah, unless someone objects that'd be great.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andi
> 
> At 08:37 PM 2/7/2005 -0500, Wez Furlong wrote:
> > […]