portable IPC - Win and Linux?

[Tom Jones]

I want to write a portable PHP program or two, to do some stuff best done in
PHP ... but to commincate with some project code written in C.

The function ref i have for PHP is: "PHP Functions Essential Reference" (new
riders) ... and it says the pipes and shared memory stuff won't work under
windows and the com stuff won't work under anything but windows. I believe
that ... so I am asking for other approaches that may result in portable
code. Dropping files for communications is a last resort. I use PHP stand
alone without a web server and like it for its easy scripting ... anyone
else using it for just stand alone scripting?

Thanks
Tom

[kaptain kernel]

Re: portable IPC - Win and Linux?

Tom Jones wrote:
[color=blue]
> I want to write a portable PHP program or two, to do some stuff best done
> in PHP ... but to commincate with some project code written in C.
>
> The function ref i have for PHP is: "PHP Functions Essential Reference"
> (new riders) ... and it says the pipes and shared memory stuff won't work
> under windows and the com stuff won't work under anything but windows. I
> believe that ... so I am asking for other approaches that may result in
> portable code. Dropping files for communications is a last resort. I use
> PHP stand alone without a web server and like it for its easy scripting
> ... anyone else using it for just stand alone scripting?
>
> Thanks
> Tom[/color]

socket based comms is your friend:

http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/tutorial-staub3.php

Linux Format has an article on it as well this month.

[Luca Mariano]

Re: portable IPC - Win and Linux?

The shmop extension offer access to shared memory and works under both Win32
& Linux.


kaptain kernel ha scritto nel messaggio
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Tom Jones wrote:
[color=blue]
> I want to write a portable PHP program or two, to do some stuff best done
> in PHP ... but to commincate with some project code written in C.
>
> The function ref i have for PHP is: "PHP Functions Essential Reference"
> (new riders) ... and it says the pipes and shared memory stuff won't work
> under windows and the com stuff won't work under anything but windows. I
> believe that ... so I am asking for other approaches that may result in
> portable code. Dropping files for communications is a last resort. I use
> PHP stand alone without a web server and like it for its easy scripting
> ... anyone else using it for just stand alone scripting?
>
> Thanks
> Tom[/color]

socket based comms is your friend:

http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/tutorial-staub3.php

Linux Format has an article on it as well this month.