Re: PHP,pointers and C

In article <3959B21A.BA5E9F76@mahindrabt.com>, gautamw@mahindrabt.com (gautam) wrote: > 1.Can pointers be used within PHP?Passing by reference works but has > anyone tried out using pointers(if at all they can be used). In PHP4 *only*: $foo = 5; $bar = &$foo; $bar is now an "alias" of $foo. PHP3 has pass by referency only -- no true references. > 2.Can anyone give an example of C functions called from within PHP > code? For command-line C programs, use exec(). For functions compiled into PHP and callable by your PHP scripts, read apidoc.txt in the tarball. -- Richard Lynch | If this was worth $$$ to you, buy a CD US Customer Support Director | from one of the artists listed here: Zend Technologies USA | http://www.L-I-E.com/artists.htm http://www.zend.com | (this has nothing to do with Zend, duh!)