Re: [Php-java-bridge-users] bridging from J2SE to PHP possible?

[<php...@li...>]

Hi,

> is it possible to instanciate a PHP class from
> within a J2SE standalone 
> application?

Yes, but that's deprecated. If you want to use Java we
recommend to use a J2EE application server or servlet
engine. For example Apache Geronimo or Sun's
"Glassfish".


> I couldn't find any information about
> this on the php-java 
> bridge website, it's all about web development.

Well, PHP is all about web development. IMHO PHP
cannot be used in desktop applications; it has several
limitations. It doesn't support threads and it doesn't
have a real garbage collector. This means that
long-running php applications will consume huge
amounts of memory. The PHP reference counter cannot
reclaim cycles for example.

I know that there are some (IMHO insane) attempts to
create desktop bindings, GTK bindings for example. But
in practice these bindings don't really work well due
to PHP's limitations.

> If not, does somebody know any possibility for this?

An old version (2.0.8) contained some MONO/NET GTK
examples.  


Regards,
Jost Boekemeier




		
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