api class -> php

[Anon]

Hallo Folks,

i created a c Module for php (like mysql.so). All works fine so far. I am able to give Strings, arrays and other variables from the c Module to php. Now I want to use a c++ class which will be created in the c++ Module and i want to use it from within php.

What do i have to do with the Module to compile it as c++ Module (up to now make wants to compile it as c Module) and how can i give a c++ class to php with the aim to use ist as php class?

Hope anyone can help me :-)

Greets, Marco

[Anon]

I'm also trying to build objects using C++, and then trying to call those objects using PHP. Have you figure out how to do it? Would be glad to hear from you. Thanks 🙂

[Anon]

AFAIK it is not possible. Especially C++ to PHP Interface there is a huge limitation: wide areas within php are developed in native c ( no objects at all ). I suggest to do not waste time trying to manage this. I spend a lot of time solving this problem.

Greets, Marco

[Anon]

Glad to see ur reply. U see, in big systems, mostly the development will involve a lot of objects. Creating objects classes in PHP is a good idea to manage all the things nicely. However, those objects are not reusable else where, except in PHP platform. This brings to the importance of building objects in C++.

Any idea?

[Anon]

for "big systems" php is not the right choice. You should use JEB or JServlets or native c++. PHP is the right choice for small and some middle range Projects. But no choice for huge development environments. Currently.

Greets, Marco

[Anon]

Yeah, I agreed that PHP is not suitable for big systems. I'm currently doing a prototype that builds objects in C++, and then assemble them in web-based, using PHP. In larger sytem, I bet other languages will need to be used for the web-based purpose.

Meanwhile, another option is to build those objects in Java. I've found resources about calling Java class from PHP and also ASP as well. From what I know about Java, it will be easier to intergrate with backend database with the use of JDBC, comparing to native C++. Just that, Java may be slower in processing.

i'm still looking to research whether to use Java or C++. Any suggestion?

[Anon]

Use Java. There are a lot of positive reasons based on Java Structure and logic. I think that c++ days are counted. Universities started to train studies with Java. The Java Performance is not a real problem. Without any GUI Java is not very slow and with a client / server architecture you control the Execution time by scaling the Server side.

Greets, Marco

[cdgan]

Yes, I'm quite agree with you. Sun has spend heavy development on Java to embed a lot of functionality inside the distribution such as JDBC, Jservlet, etc.. I bet it will be better to use in building big systems comparing to C++ where C++ will be building everything from scratch.

[Anon]

it's possible to write modules in c for php as extension. if u r reading the php-manual at section "Extending PHP 4.0" u will find informations and examples about !!Zend_API!! how to program php-functions in c++!

Hope u enjoy!!