[Php-java-bridge-users] getting hold of HttpServletRequest obj as if php page was jsp

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Hi,

I am looking at using the PHP Java Bridge to help to transfer a whole  
lot of JSP pages into a PHP-based CMS. Installation went fine.

The JSP pages are well structured with a set of java classes as a  
backend, such that the JSP page basically has to call a method with  
the HttpServletRequest request object as argument, and returns arrays  
of data to display on the page.

Therefore it doesn't seem too difficult to imagine making a PHP  
module/class which simply calls the same java method via the PHP Java  
Bridge, then does the layout pretty much like the JSP file used to.

HOWEVER the first stumbling block is that because we're no longer  
operating in a JSP sort of context, we don't appear to have an  
HttpServletRequest to pass to the backend any more, which we require  
to get hold of the URL string, cookies, etc.

I'm not keen (at this stage) on reprogramming all the java classes to  
use an alternative source of input data, if it would be possible to  
get hold of a HttpServletRequest that we can pass in as before.

I had a look at creating one programmatically (faking it), but it's  
not a class but an interface, and there are potentially some issues  
with session ids etc that I don't know about.

Is it clear what I am trying to achieve? Does anyone have any hints  
for how to create a HttpServletRequest, get hold of one, or otherwise  
pass URI/cookie/session data through to our backend, that is used to  
receiving HttpServletRequest objects?

Many thanks,
Stephen Brandon