PHP with POSIX style message queues (mq_open() and friends)

Hello, I need some way to interact with a POSIX message queue from PHP. I am already aware that the PHP library provides for manipulation of Sys V style queues (msg_get_queue(), etc.), but I cannot change the queue. I am hoping to accomplish this capability in a portable way, avoiding external dependencies if possible. So far, these are two solutions I have thought of: * Build a PHP extension which exposes these functions. * Build a set of wrapper binaries that can be called via shell_exec() or shell() For performance reasons, the second is nearly a non-option. Is, then, the first option the only way to go about this? Thank you, Jameson Williams * *