Re: PHP-DB - calling c function from php app

"Mignon Hunter" <hunter@tic.toshiba.com> wrote in message news:1055882215.1589.68.camel@joboo.tic.toshiba.com... > Can anyone make a suggestion on how to connect to a c function from a > php app? > > I have to connect to sales tax calculation software. The function > is being written for me but I have to figure how to call it - get the > variable - and use it again in my php app. > > Is this even possible ?? How complex is this function? And how often might it change? If it is reasonably simple, it might be worth coding directly in php. Slightly longer, and you could compile the C program and exec() it; or, more efficiently, you could look at the source to the php extensions and figure out how to turn it into an extension. If it's really a monster, or is part of a commercial package, it might be worth exposing it as a web service; then your script can call it using a well-documented interface. -- Hugh Bothwell hugh_bothwell@hotmail.com Kingston ON Canada v3.1 GCS/E/AT d- s+: a- C+++ L++>+++$ P+ E- W+++$ N++ K? w++ M PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+ t-- 5++ !X R+ tv b++++ DI+++ D-(++) G+ e(++) h-- r- y+