Posted by user on 02/02/06 23:15

I am developing a PHP site to run on a Linux server. I need to access a
proprietary algorithm that is compiled into a C shared object.

I have been looking for the best way to do this and noticed that I can
write a Zend engine extension to allow me to do this but I was wondering
if there was a more simple way.

Is a PHP library that allows me to load and the .so file without having
to write my own wrapper (sort of like a dlopen() or LoadLibrary() for
PHP)? I have looked at the PHP manual on PHP.net but couldn't see anything.

Are there any other alternatives or is the Zend extension the best/only way.

I am more familiar with C & C++ than PHP so forgive me if this is a
stupid question.

Thanks very much in advance
Andy

[Back to original message]