Java problem...need advice.

Trying to get java working so I can make native calls. I've got php.ini setup and it seems to work (i.e., I can use the online (php.net) example and create a java.lang.System object, and access properties from it). However, created my own class in a directory I specified in my java.class.path directive and it doesn't seem to work. I get "Document contains no data". I can comment out the method call on $obj and it prints my message, so I can only assume it's creating the object. However, if I call a method on the object, I get the message. By watching the task bar, I see the "Connecting to localhost..."/"Sending request to localhost" sequence being repeated every 5 secs or so. Can anyone help me out? I'd really appreciate it. See code below: <? $obj = new Java('com.x.reports.Serv'); print $obj->getMsg(); ?> --- java code stored off of class path in com/x/reports --- package com.x.reports; class Serv { public String msg = "THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE"; Serv() { } public String getMsg() { return this.msg; } }