Objects
I spent an hour trying to create mock setup for testing SQL queries. The explanation here, that a resource contains file handlers and therefore there is no sense in trying to create one is lame. Being unable to redefine functions, creating a fake resource was the second thing I tried to put test in place, but looking at the search results, I see I'm the first one to try... For me it looks like security by obscurity.
Resources
A resource is a special variable, holding a reference to an external resource. Resources are created and used by special functions. See the appendix for a listing of all these functions and the corresponding resource types.
See also the get_resource_type() function.
Converting to resource
As resource variables hold special handlers to opened files, database connections, image canvas areas and the like, converting to a resource makes no sense.
Freeing resources
Thanks to the reference-counting system introduced with PHP 4's Zend Engine, a resource with no more references to it is detected automatically, and it is freed by the garbage collector. For this reason, it is rarely necessary to free the memory manually.
Note: Persistent database links are an exception to this rule. They are not destroyed by the garbage collector. See the persistent connections section for more information.
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adrian dot dziubek at gmail dot com ¶
4 years ago