[Php-java-bridge-users] php/java bridge and Drupal sheet node

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Hello,

I've having some trouble with Drupal recognizing my php-java bridge.  My
goal is to install sheetnode w/ XLS import/export, and I've followed the
instructions detailed here:

http://drupal.org/project/sheetnode

I'm using Java JRE6:

$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_16"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_16-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 14.2-b01, mixed mode)

And using php version 5.2.6


I've installed the php/java bridge using the instructions detailed here:

http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/installation.php

I've installed Tomcat (version 5.5.27), and moved the war file into my
webapps directory.  I'm using virtualhosts, so I have a symlink from the
virtual host's root to the JavaBridge webapp directory.  I can run the
examples on the page just fine, so it looks like the PHP/Java bridge works.
 It just seems that Drupal for some reason cannot recognize it.

In Drupal, when I try to install the php/java bridge module I get this error
message:

(Currently using PHP/Java Bridge extension PHP/Java Bridge extension is NOT
loaded in php.ini. Please install it.)
This seems to indicate that I need to install some kind of php extension,
like "java.so", but such a file is not included in the PHP/JavaBridge
download.  In fact the FAQs here
http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/FAQ.html say:

> How do I enable the Java extension in my php.ini file?
>
> A Java extension does not exist, so you can't enable it.
>
> The VM Bridge is a network protocol, it requires a running Java VM, for
> example the servlet container Apache/Tomcat. Or, if you want to call PHP
> libraries from Java, a running PHP container, e.g. Apache or IIS.
>
So there's no extension, I just have to be running a Java Virtual Machine.
 As mentioned before, I am running Tomcat, and do have JavaBridge running.
 However, somehow Drupal doesn't seem to recognize that it exists.

Wondering where to go from here.  Please send me any recommendations.

Thanks