Is there a way to override built in php functions without APD?

[DssTrainer]

I am trying to use the

rename_function()

override_function()

options that are built into the APD php extension. But I don't want to rely on that extension being loaded.

 

This is another one of my out-of-the-box ideas that presents me with the thought to override the require_once function. During this function call, I want to check for the existence of the same file in another path. If it exists then require that one.. otherwise just do normal require once.

 

If I use the APD extension it works fine with this:

 

rename_function('require_once', 'require_once_orig');
override_function('require_once', '$file', 'return require_once_new($file);');

function require_once_new($file) {
$modfile = str_replace(ROOT.'/', ROOT.'/'.MODS.'/', $file);
if (file_exists($modfile)) {
  		require_once_orig($modfile);
} else {
	require_once_orig($file);	
}
}

 

so if original file is:

/home/public_html/site/includes/page.php

I want to check if

/home/public_html/site/mods/includes/page.php exists first and load the one I want.

 

I am overriding the require_once function because I am adding this to an existing framework and don't want to have to update it in all locations. This would make it completely dynamic so that all require_once calls will check for existence of the file in the other path.

 

Any thoughts?

[ignace]

I highly discourage overriding or renaming built-in functions. What is in page.php?

[Mchl]

There's no such feature in PHP itself.

[DssTrainer]

ARghh... Foiled again

Curse this brain! The 21st century just isn't ready for me.

[Mchl]

Err... not really... I can see no reason to override built in functions in a code that's meant to be portable.

[DssTrainer]

Err... not really... I can see no reason to override built in functions in a code that's meant to be portable.

"YOU" can see no reason... 21st centurian.... doesn't mean I can't.

They laughed at Einstein too.........

[Mchl]

I don't laugh at you and Einstein presented his hypothesis to scrutiny So, what's YOUR hypothesis?