Re: [PHP-PEAR] RFC on merge of PHPLib and Pear

* Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:
> I just don't like the way phplib makes you subclass things just to change a 
> parameter.

That's the nature of PHPLIB: subclass the generic classes to
fit your needs. That's a great and flexible way.

> I should be able to pass a parameter to the Auth_ip constructor to 
> tell it what ips are valid,

Use the $GLOBALS[] name space or -- and there your argument
comes true that this could be improved -- change auth.php
that it calls $this->validatelogin() with a parameter (i.e.
Hash to be flexible).

> instead of having to change the class definition.

Where do you change the class definition? Nowhere.

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