On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Kelly Hallman wrote: > > I am aware that the PHP documentation says that the Java extension is > > experimental. I am also aware that people say the ISAPI version does not > > work well and that running PHP as a CGI should give better results. We've > > tried, and so far it doesn't seem to be more reliable. > > Not sure how ISAPI has anything to do with Apache on Redhat here. But I > guess you are just making two disjointed comments.
Yes, the statements were not connected, I just wanted to pre-empt a bunch of responses stating things I'd already read or already tried. > > Oddly, it does work most of the time. However, maybe 3/10 times or so it > > gives an error. When using the Java extension with PHP running as ISAPI, > > PHP gives the error "Unable to create Java Virtual Machine" .. when > > running as a CGI I get that or one of several different errors--again, > > only part of the time. That is, when an error does appear, refreshing the > > page once or twice will usually bring up the correct output. > > Ok, maybe not. So which is it? There is no ISAPI for Linux. ISAPI is probably not what I meant; I meant apache module version vs. CGI version. I have tried them both, and both give similar results. Sorry, I was talking to someone today who was referring to the apache module version as ISAPI.. I really have no idea what ISAPI exactly is (based on what you've said I'm guessing it's an IIS API), or if 'apache module version' is the correct terminology either... Sorry! :) > Having to run a Java emulator just to decode a cookie sounds absolutely > nuts to me. Can you not get the algorithm for decrypting this cookie > and write it in C? That's how everyone else achieves portability. Right, I agree this is a very bassakwards way of going about it.. In this instance, performance is not really an issue as much as politics.. but this comment is useful as we may be able to persuade them into providing information about the algorithm in use, to develop something more usable. We are the small fish, and the big fish provides this service.. it's politically beneficial to us if we could get it running in the short term, but it appears that the Java extension really isn't ready for prime time.. Fortunately I've made contact with the guy who developed the Java code, and he has a vested interest in getting it to work with PHP too, so maybe in the longer term we can find a better solution... > The demand has been very low and volunteers to improve it are hard to > find. If someone steps up to do it, it will improve. That is what I expected to hear. I didn't expect any magic bullet answer, I am just looking for comments like the ones you gave--so I have some substantiation if the answer ends up being we can't get it to go. Thanks!! -- Kelly Hallman // Ultrafancy -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
