[TYPO3-v4] Discouraging or deprecating PHP_SCRIPT cObject?

[François Suter]

Hi Ernesto,

After some delay, I'm picking up this topic again.

> The PHP_SCRIPT_EXT has the sex appeal of being extremely fast. If you
> need some PHP calculation that doesn't require any further TYPO3
> framework, you get fastest results with it (e.g. displaying the current
> date) =>  we should keep it!

I really think we should deprecated this too and get rid of this whole 
family of object. I wonder if anyone uses PHP_SCRIPT_EXT for really 
serious stuff. I think anything serious would be done with other means, 
with a plugin, with some JS and an AJAX call or whatever. PHP_SCRIPT_EXT 
may be fast, but it's dirty IMO.

> PHP_SCRIPT_INT will load the whole TSFE for you (because you will be
> inside a cObject, requiring the TypoScript etc in place), causing it to
> be as slow as any other USER_INT  =>  so deprecate it, recommend using
> USER_INT instead.
>
> PHP_SCRIPT is like a bad-designed USER object =>  deprecate it too.

I think for now I'll add notes in the TSref, that this family of objects 
shouldn't be used anymore, then try and find the time to write a patch 
for deprecating them in 4.6.

Cheers

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Francois Suter
Cobweb Development Sarl - http://www.cobweb.ch