[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27231: Tweak wp-db.php so running WordPress on HHVM doesn't require hacking the core

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#27231: Tweak wp-db.php so running WordPress on HHVM doesn't require hacking the
core
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 Reporter:  dave1010     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 Running WordPress on HHVM currently requires manually editing wp-db.php as
 HHVM doesn't support case-insensitive constants. Adding a check for HHVM
 in wp-db.php would allow it to run without any hacks to the core and not
 break BC.

 This would be as simple as:

 {{{
 if (! defined( 'HHVM_VERSION' )) {
     define( 'OBJECT', 'OBJECT', true );
 } else {
     define('OBJECT', 'OBJECT');
     define('Object', 'OBJECT');
     define('object', 'OBJECT');
 }
 }}}


 See the [HHVM blog post](http://www.hhvm.com/blog/113/getting-wordpress-
 running-on-hhvm) for more background on this.

 Note: there's a small chance that plugin / theme authors are checking for
 something like `oBjEcT`, instead of `object`, `OBJECT` or `Object`, so
 removing case-insensitivity by default would be a (tiny) BC break.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27231>
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