SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE COURSE OF THIS BOOK you've used the MINIT function to perform initialization tasks when PHP loads your module's shared object library. In Chapter 1, "The PHP Life Cycle," however, you also learned of three other startup and shutdown routines that are part of every extensionone to balance MINIT, called MSHUTDOWN, and a pair of RINIT/RSHUTDOWN methods that are called at the start and end of every page request.
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The PHP Life Cycle
Variables from the Inside Out
Memory Management
Setting Up a Build Environment
Your First Extension
Returning Values
Accepting Parameters
Working with Arrays and HashTables
The Resource Data Type
PHP4 Objects
PHP5 Objects
Startup, Shutdown, and a Few Points in Between
INI Settings
Accessing Streams
Implementing Streams
Diverting the Stream
Configuration and Linking
Extension Generators
Setting Up a Host Environment
Advanced Embedding
Appendix A. A Zend API Reference
Appendix B. PHPAPI
Appendix C. Extending and Embedding Cookbook
Appendix D. Additional Resources