PHPLIB! Questions | Opinions

[Anon]

I'm starting to use phplib. Any opinions on it's uses. I know zend uses it. I intend to use the template feature and database abstraction. I would also like to set up a simple cart using phplib. Any thoughts? Any experience from those using it would be greatly appreciated.

While I'm at it, any opinions on what the best gpl forum software is? Which forum code does phpbuilder use? Did they write it, or was it obtained as open source code?

And how about knowledge base stuff? I'd like to set that up too.

Many thanks. The php community rocks!
matt.

[Anon]

i am using the phplib for last one yr,it's best for session management and authentication.
if you are using php3 then you should must use this,but if your using php4 and only session management then don't use this as this is little confusing to handle.

if you are authenticating the users also and using php4 then i think phplib is again the best option.
if any body other is using phplib please give thier views.

[Anon]

I have used the session management and auth features and they work great, but since my move to php4 I really only use the db stuff, since it makes queries so much easier

[Anon]

I am preparing to wite a web application that will interact with an Oracle 8.0.5 database (on Unix/Apache). PHP has been very useful in previous projects where I was using MySQL, but I have no Oracle experience. Plus, I have never used the PHPLIB before.

My Question is, should I use PHP4 with the PHPLIB library, or no PHPLIB? I have heard that PHP must be compiled with the oci8 drivers if your accessing oracle 8.0.5, and there must be an Oracle "listener" running on the server. Anyone have experience with this configuration?

Someone told me that PHP4 is having trouble with arrays? The php3 scripts that ran queries against the Oracle database have not been working properly on the php4 compile. Does this seem familiar to anyone?

My other option is to develop the app in Perl with DBI.pm and CGI.pm, but I prefer to use PHP if the Oracle issue is not going to be a nightmare (compared to the ease of MySQL).

Thanks for any input!

Brian Busche
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