[SOLVED] php-java extension

[koba101]

Hi,

Can anyone help me configure php to read java methods on ubuntu...I used to be able to do it on windows; but i'm having a problem here

[henchman]

well, could you please specify your problem a bit more? Iam sure someone will be able to help you :)

[jamesstansell]

Please tell us more about what you've tried so far.

[koba101]

ok...i've got php installed and it's up and running.

I've got the JDK installed as well (even if i have a problem selecting the 1.6 version as the default, but that's a different story)

now i'm stuckenabling the php-java extension. I was able to do it on widnows because it only needed a few steps. (uncomment the extension assignment in the php.ini file, list the appropriate paths in the .ini and that's it.

Here, first of all i don't see any php_java extension....nor do i see the php_java.jar file in the JDK (i'm not sure if it's supposed to be there, nor do i see any commented statements applicable to a jave extension.) i've read somewhere that i could do something like say ./configure -with-java=[java-path], but i don't know where the configure file is to run it

nor does phpize work


that's how lost i am

[jamesstansell]

The ./configure command is typically part of a project's source code. I don't know for sure but my guess is that the ubuntu php package was configured --without-java when it was built. Which means you would need to build it yourself but with the configuration you want. Or perhaps find a copy that someone else has built the way you need. Once again, I'm just guessing here.

[koba101]

i think i'll install everything from scracth...problem is i don't even know where the php files are (in windows they're just at c:/php)

i'll keep you posted

[koba101]

The link below was excellent

http://blogs.vinuthomas.com/2007/11/22/installing-the-php-java-bridge-in-ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon/

Though I regret to say I don't know exactly what it did..but it worked

[jamesstansell]

That's great to know.

This php/java bridge seems a little more advanced than the one I read about years ago (and that one sounded good.)