# internal API documentation - Thread: https://externals.io/message/6910 - Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/6910 - Started by david on 2004-01-09T00:39:01+00:00 - Messages: 7 - Reply by email to internals@lists.php.net - More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt --- ## #6910 — david — 2004-01-09T00:39:01+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6910 does anyone know where i can find documentation for PHP's internal API? functions/macros like: zend_hash_next_index_insert zend_register_functions zend_make_printable_zval ...etc i am writing a PHP extension and i have a few questions on a few APIs where i need to understand what they really do without looking at the actual PHP source, if possible. david -- sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker) --- ## #6911 — Rasmus Lerdorf — 2004-01-09T03:23:35+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6911 · In reply to: #6910 Is there some reason you don't want to look at the source? > does anyone know where i can find documentation for PHP's internal API? > functions/macros like: > > zend_hash_next_index_insert > zend_register_functions > zend_make_printable_zval > ...etc > > i am writing a PHP extension and i have a few questions on a few APIs where > i need to understand what they really do without looking at the actual PHP > source, if possible. > > david > -- > sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} > sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} > sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} > sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker) --- ## #6919 — Ivan Rodriguez — 2004-01-09T07:15:05+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6919 · In reply to: #6910 Hi David, you can view more information about Zend API in www.zend.com/apidoc/ Regards ----- Original Message ----- From: "david" To: Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 1:39 AM Subject: [PHP-DEV] internal API documentation > does anyone know where i can find documentation for PHP's internal API? > functions/macros like: > > zend_hash_next_index_insert > zend_register_functions > zend_make_printable_zval > ...etc > > i am writing a PHP extension and i have a few questions on a few APIs where > i need to understand what they really do without looking at the actual PHP > source, if possible. > > david > -- > sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} > sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} > sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} > sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker) --- ## #6923 — Thomas Seifert — 2004-01-09T10:09:16+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6923 · In reply to: #6911 Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > Is there some reason you don't want to look at the source? > Heh, its nice to have docs to look at without NEEDing to look at the source. Isn't it? I can surely understand his question. Thomas --- ## #6933 — Blake Schwendiman — 2004-01-09T15:57:28+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6933 · In reply to: #6910 Try my book, Building Custom PHP Extensions: http://www.lulu.com/intechrabooks This is a PHP 4 version. I am working on updating for PHP 5 and will have something available for PHP 5 shortly after its release. There is customer feedback at the Lulu site and on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1411601882) that may help you make your decision. -----Original Message----- From: david [mailto:dzhuo@looksmart.net] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:39 PM To: internals@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DEV] internal API documentation does anyone know where i can find documentation for PHP's internal API? functions/macros like: zend_hash_next_index_insert zend_register_functions zend_make_printable_zval ...etc i am writing a PHP extension and i have a few questions on a few APIs where i need to understand what they really do without looking at the actual PHP source, if possible. david -- sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker) --- ## #6934 — Sterling Hughes — 2004-01-09T16:02:37+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6934 · In reply to: #6933 George Schlossnagle's upcoming book (Advanced PHP), will have 3 chapters entirely devoted to PHP Internals and the Zend API; I highly recommend it. -Sterling > > -----Original Message----- > From: david [mailto:dzhuo@looksmart.net] > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:39 PM > To: internals@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DEV] internal API documentation > > does anyone know where i can find documentation for PHP's internal API? > functions/macros like: > > zend_hash_next_index_insert > zend_register_functions > zend_make_printable_zval > ...etc > > i am writing a PHP extension and i have a few questions on a few APIs > where > i need to understand what they really do without looking at the actual > PHP > source, if possible. > > david > -- > sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} > sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} > sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} > sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker) --- ## #6939 — david — 2004-01-09T19:54:23+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/6910#6939 · In reply to: #6911 Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > Is there some reason you don't want to look at the source? > i will look at the source if i don't have any other option such as a well written doc somewhere online. i hope zend.com has what i am looking for but after browsing for a few minutes, it doesn't look like so. the extension doc there is pretty much the same as what is in php.net david -- sub'_{print"@_ ";* \ = * __ ,\ & \} sub'__{print"@_ ";* \ = * ___ ,\ & \} sub'___{print"@_ ";* \ = * ____ ,\ & \} sub'____{print"@_,\n"}&{_+Just}(another)->(Perl)->(Hacker)