[thelist] automatic code updates with PHP

Peter VanDijck pvandijck at lds.com
Tue Nov 12 09:58:01 CST 2002


- Windows XP asks you if it should download/install these fixes - I
personally like it. The app I am thinking of would not make sudden
interface changes or install stuff without asking - I'm not that dumb :)
- The app will be installed on the client's server. FTP access is not an
option.
- Write access to the server probably isn't an option either (trust
issues).
- So my conclusion so far is to use eval()

Thanks for the feedback - you've all highlighted some of the probs with
automatically updating software. I still think the pros outweigh the
cons, especially if you consider that delivering these updates means a
serioous business advantage (it is better for me if users have the
latest version installed).
Any other thoughts?
Peter



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