Hi. I'd like to build a replacement for SQL (yes, talk about an ambitious project! ;), because the constant transferal of data in and out of SQL from Javascript (where everything might as well be object-oriented and hierarchial) is a pain in the neck.
But in order to do so, I'd very much like PHP (the server still controls the data after all) to support shared memory efficiently. Something like sharedmem $bigNestedArray; // $bigNestedArray would be shared accross the entire server and all CPUs on it. as you now have global $bigNestedArray; would be ideal. I bet this would be useful for a host of other applications as well, and fairly easy to implement. I'm an application programmer by trade, or I would hack this in myself. I'd much rather see the PHP development team develop this in properly. I don't think it would require much time, as OS-level shared memory has been easy to implement since the 1990s. Please put this on the agenda, and get back to us in this thread as to when this will be available.
