Call java code from PHP

Question

I have a PHP web application developed using the Symfony framework. I want to call some Java code from my PHP pages. Java code extends to several jar files, and a single interface is available to access functions. The input and output of the Java interface are XML files, text files, Java beans, and some more complex objects.

Is there any bridge available in PHP to call complex Java methods or another solution to this problem. Alternatively, I should write soapy web services to solve this problem.

Answer 1

You can look at them:

• Zend Platform Java Bridge
• PHP / Java Bridge

NTN

Answer 2

you can run java code using exec or shell_exec ex.

shell_exec("java whatever.jar $parameter1 $parameter2"); 

However, web services would be a better solution. IMO