Re: Creating DLL files for PHP4

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Paulson, Joseph V. "Jay" wrote: > I want to take some C code and create a dll file that will be interpreted by > php 4.0.x as a php library (i.e. php_myphplib.dll). What I need to know are > the steps taken to make the library recognized by php in both the dll > definition and implementation. > > I have downloaded and tried to use libmcrypt.dll which is supposed to > implement the mcrypt functions. I have tried dl("libmcrypt.dll"); and > extension=php_mcrypt.dll and I get the following: > Warning: Invalid library (maybe not a PHP library) 'libmcrypt.dll' > So, I know there is something specific to the dll file that allows it to be > interpreted by php. > > Any information such as a tutorial, tips, examples, or anything would be > great. > > Thanks, > Jay Paulson > libmcrypt.dll does in fact contain the mcrypt functions, but PHP can't call these functions directly. Instead you need to use the php_mcrypt.dll wrapper library, unless the wrapper functions are compiled directly into the PHP module or executable. -- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio@openservices.net>