Re: [APC-DEV] Bug #6964 apc_load_constants() weird behaviour in CLI

On Feb 17, 2007, at 7:45 PM, Sean Coates wrote:

> Brian Shire wrote:
>>
>> Should we just update the documentation on this one to reflect  
>> reality?
>> Seems like that's the best bet, as it'll stay BC.
>>
>> http://pecl.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=6964&edit=1
>>
> ...
>
>> Need to decide whether the documentation or code is to be fixed.
>
> I wrote this doc, so I guess it _is_ my business (-:
>

<grin>, well it *is* open source after all.

> What's the actual issue here? that constants loaded with
> apc_load_constants() are persistent between requests?
>

I believe Gopal's description on the bug page pretty much sums this  
up, both apc_load_constants() and apc_define_constants() register the  
constants so calling them serially will trigger already defined type  
errors.  AFAIK apc_load_constants() should be called conditionally  
depending weather apc_define_constants() has already been called, or  
the code should be changed so that you always have to call  
apc_load_constants() even if apc_define_constants() has already been  
called.  Per Gopal's comment, we just need to decide which change to  
make code or documentation.

-Brian Shire
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