Re: Running a Java Program

On Thu, October 26, 2006 6:48 pm, Prathaban Mookiah wrote: > I have a situation where, when the user logs into the system (Apache > 2/PHP > 5.1/Win XP) the php script should activate a Java program to run in > the > background. This program will keep running in the background while > everytime > the user requests something, the subsequent php scripts communicates > with > this Java program on a preassigned port. (This is for controlling a > robot I > descibed in on of my earlier mails) > > My questions are: > > 1. How do I make the Java program to keep running even after the PHP > script > terminates. In Linux I would have easily done using '&' - how about > windows? > > 2. What is the safest way to do it? You can use PHP to instantiate a Java thingie, but, honestly, if you want real-time interaction with the browser and a robot, I think you probably should just be using Java. From my (probably WRONG) understanding of the state of the world, Java is the solution that is best-suited to what you want to do. I'm not saying it CAN'T be done with PHP wedged into it somewhere; Just that you're shoe-horning something into a shoe that doesn't fit. Select the correct weapon. -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?