Is marshaling/ serialization in PHP as simple as serialize($var) ?
- by Ygam
here's a definition of marshaling from Wikipedia:
In computer science, marshalling
(similar to serialization) is the
process of transforming the memory
representation of an object to a data
format suitable for storage or
transmission. It is typically used
when data must be moved between
different parts of a computer program
or from one program to another.
I have always done data serialization in php via its serialize function, usually on objects or arrays. But how is wikipedia's definition of marshaling/serialization takes place in this serizalize() function?
