# w32api extension

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/35349
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/35349
- Started by Justin Martin on 2008-02-11T04:43:58+00:00
- Messages: 4
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## #35349 — Justin Martin — 2008-02-11T04:43:58+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/35349#35349

Hello there,

Just wondering if there is any interest in bringing w32api up to speed. 
The docs say it was moved to PECL as of 5.1.0, however is this not the 
case. Rumor has it that it was to be replaced by ffi, however again, 
this is not the case (ffi is in alpha and probably dead).

Anyone shed some light on this issue?

Regards,
Justin

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## #35366 — Pierre Joye — 2008-02-11T11:20:42+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/35349#35366 · In reply to: #35349

Hi Justin,


> Hello there,
>
> Just wondering if there is any interest in bringing w32api up to speed.
> The docs say it was moved to PECL as of 5.1.0, however is this not the
> case. Rumor has it that it was to be replaced by ffi, however again,
> this is not the case (ffi is in alpha and probably dead).

It has been moved out of php-src because the extension was not
maintained. It is in PECL's cvs but has no release (still not
maintained):

http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/pecl/w32api/

FFI is much more powerful yes. But it has been developed independently
of w32api.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre
http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org

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## #35394 — Justin Martin — 2008-02-11T19:36:27+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/35349#35394 · In reply to: #35366

Pierre Joye wrote:
> Hi Justin,
> 
...
> 
> It has been moved out of php-src because the extension was not
> maintained. It is in PECL's cvs but has no release (still not
> maintained):
> 
> http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/pecl/w32api/
> 
> FFI is much more powerful yes. But it has been developed independently
> of w32api.
> 
> Cheers,

Yes, I understand it is not being maintained, however I was wondering if 
there was any interest in "bringing it up to speed", i.e. rewrite it to 
work with newer versions of PHP.

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## #35395 — Pierre Joye — 2008-02-11T20:20:59+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/35349#35395 · In reply to: #35394

> Pierre Joye wrote:
> > […]
> ...
> > […]
>
> Yes, I understand it is not being maintained, however I was wondering if
> there was any interest in "bringing it up to speed", i.e. rewrite it to
> work with newer versions of PHP.

Sorry, what I wanted to say is that if you need it, feel free to take
the hand on this extension.

If there is a need or not, I can't answer. But given the very
questions we got about it, I don't think that the need is big.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre
http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org