does PHP talk to JAVA??

[Keith]

I designed a java function that intakes a parameter and return a single integer. It has been compiled as a class file. I'm finding method that PHP can make use of the function by accessing the class file. Would this be possible??


Thanks for help!!
Keith

[technobard]

There is a java extension. See the php.net doc at: PHP Java Extension

Be sure to read the comments after the actual doc for another alternative.

[sde]

more links here too

http://codenewbie.com/forum/t1884.html

[joe_bruin]

why not just use popen?

[sde]

Opens a pipe to a process executed by forking the command given by command.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.popen.php

well there is the link, .. but i don't understand how that would help him use a compiled java class.

any examples?

[Keith]

thanks technobard and sde. the links are useful. Unfortunately, I found out it doesn't fully work my problem out because I'm using ISP's server they don't do the installations for me!

The reason why I want to use class file is that it is binary. So I can use it to do the seurity things such as license verifying -- use PHP seems easy-to-break since codes can be seen by the software buyer.

um, what do you think? I'm sure you guys are more experienced than me!!

[sde]

maybe these? i would trust zend .. i don't know the other company. they aren't free though =/

ask your host if they support the zend-safeguard product. if they don't .. look around for a new host =)

http://zend.com/store/products/zend-safeguard-suite.php
http://www.ioncube.com/

[Keith]

those lnks help! zend is exactly what i need!
i interest in the methodologies they applied. i hope later i'll b able to do the same by myself (it's hard, but interesting right?!).

thanks