[Php-java-bridge-users] R: Swing frontend with PHP applicationlogic

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 Hi Jost,

thank you for the reply.

> Is it a standalone web- or desktop application?

It is a standalone desktop application, but several tasks will also
interface a remote Web server, if/when a network connection is
available.

> Why do you need jetty for a desktop application?

I found it helps a lot to give structure and order to the
application(s). It takes care of potential CLASSPATH issues, it's easy
to setup and start/stop, and has a small footprint. Last but not least,
it keeps a door open for more advanced functionality I may need in the
future - this is just the first of (hopefully) several applications.

> If you want to use PHP as a plugin only, use the JSR 223 API.

I am currently trying to connect the Swing application with Jetty-hosted
PHP scripts via JSON-RPC, since the (RAW POST based) protocol is quite
efficient and easy to implement, both in PHP and in Java.

Sadly though, while I can readily access the RAW POST data via
php://input and can also write the JSON string received from Java to a
file, I see the fastcgi is unable to output the response ... looks like
the communication channel is corrupted somehow as soon as I fopen it for
reading.

On the grounds that I may be violating the standard way of interacting
with a servlet, I've been struggling the past few days to solve the
problem by using java_context() methods and properties, but without
success so far ... I'd appreciate some advice.

Massimo