When will php5.3.0 release?

Nor · 01-24-2008, 08:50 PM

I just can't wait to use namespaces :)....

danielneri · 01-24-2008, 09:10 PM

What exactly are namespaces anyway?

Alan @ CIT · 01-24-2008, 09:11 PM

There is no set release date yet as far as I know but I would guess at March/April by the time it's got through QA, betas and RC's - perhaps even later.

Alan

Nor · 01-24-2008, 09:14 PM

man php5.3 is going to be so useful :D.... this will make coding more interesting to be honest, you never know whats in store. (plus this topic will be #1 in google search O_o heh :))...

danielneri · 01-24-2008, 09:19 PM

I read up on namespaces, although how exactly are they more useful?

Orc · 01-24-2008, 11:53 PM

Why do we need Namespaces again?

The only types of namespaces I've worked with were in C++ and that was simply

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
// Though you could do the same by putting every single line a std::, some //programmers sometimes use this cause it's lesser bytes of data

In php, though:

PHP Code:


			
<?php
namespace A;
?>

Never used them myself

TlcAndres · 01-25-2008, 01:02 AM

As I understand it provides a more generalized body for classes like

PHP Code:


			
namespace DB;

class mysql
{
   function blah()
   {}
}

class sqlite
{
  function blah()
  {}
}

echo DB::mysql::blah();

xenon · 01-25-2008, 07:52 AM

quick example:

PHP Code:


			
namespace DB_MySQL
{
    class DB { ... }
}

namespace DB_Postgre
{
    class DB { ... }
}

and some sort of usage:

PHP Code:


			
if( driver == 'postgre' ) use namespace DB_Postgre;
else use namespace DB_MySQL;

$db = new DB();
[more stuff]

This is just a prototype of what can be done.