Re: [PHP] C vs PHP

2001-02-24 Thread Michael Kimsal
http://www.zend.com/zend/art/under-php4-hood.php and http://www.zend.com/zend/art/ref-count.php are articles that go into a bit more depth on this topic. Maybe not as detailed as you'd like, but they explain a bit more about how/why "PHP does it for you" is a valid reply to your question. Gusta

RE: [PHP] C vs PHP

2001-02-24 Thread James Moore
> As you may know, C does not provide any kind of support for garbage > collection, every thing you want to be done you have to tell (in C) by > yourself. But in PHP i have no ideia about how it manages memory. for > instance: You dont need to worry about mem mangement as PHP does it all for you

[PHP] C vs PHP

2001-02-24 Thread Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios
Hi folks! I am a used C programmer and now my company decide to switch every non performance critical web stuf to php. Since i am just a php beginner i have some questions i could not find anywhere! As you may know, C does not provide any kind of support for garbage collection, every thing you w