NYCPHP Meetup

[Alex C]

Hi.

As cool as this one is.. it only runs on MS clr. however there is a
more open version that runs on mono. it is written in C#. it can be
found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ironphp/. however it is too
much in alpha.. php-compiler.net seems much more complete.

alex


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:25:53 -0500, Jayesh Sheth
<jayeshsh at ceruleansky.com> wrote:
> Guten Tag,
> 
> (Dan used hola, so I thought I would try something different too.)
> 
> I just saw this, and I thought it was pretty cool:
> http://www.php-compiler.net/
> 
> Here is some info. from their site. Very cool, in my opinion. Looks like
> it is only available for non-commercial use though (
> http://www.php-compiler.net/License.htm).
> 
> Hope to see the regulars (and some new faces too) at the meeting tonight.
> 
> - Jay
> -----
> Phlanger: the PHP Language Compiler for .NET Framework
> 
> Extends the .NET language family with PHP version 5
> 
>     * PHP code compiled into MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language)
>       byte-code and metadata
>     * compiled functions, classes and interfaces can be used from other
>       .NET languages (like C#)
>     * type inheritance preserved – each PHP class or interface
>       declaration corresponds to one CLI type
>     * PHP code can call methods declared in the Phalanger's Class
>       Library (methods annotated by certain metadata are visible to PHP
>       code)
>     * classes defined in Phalanger's Class Library which inherits from
>       common supertype (PhpObject) can be instantiated and inherited
>       from PHP code
>     * the Class Library can be extended by user code written in any .NET
>       language provided some requirements are fulfilled
> 
>         Enables creation of ASP.NET applications made of existing PHP
>         scripts
> 
>     * development of ASP.NET web applications made up from existing PHP
>       scripts
>     * scripts are compiled automatically and gradually as requests incoming
>     * scripts are watched for modifications and recompilation is
>       performed if necessary
>     * enables web application to be configured using hierarchy of
>       Web.config files
>     * web server is not needed to be restarted when configuration changes
> 
>         Compiles PHP scripts to achieve a significant speed-up of
>         application execution
> 
>     * compiled scripts run faster than interpreted ones and even those
>       sped-up by PHP encoders (see benchmarks
>       <http://www.php-compiler.net/Benchmarks.htm>)
>     * console applications written in PHP are compiled into
>       single-module executable .NET assemblies
>     * libraries of PHP classes, interfaces, constants and functions are
>       compiled into single-module .NET assemblies
> 
>         Provides .NET application developers with all the PHP libraries
> 
>     * more than 450 PHP functions implemented in the Phalanger Class Library
>     * all PHP extensions are available to any other .NET language via
>       managed wrappers
>     * managed wrappers encapsulates native extension dlls with a managed
>       layer hiding implementation details of extension dlls
>     * native extensions can be hosted in separate process to isolate
>       native code from web server's address space
>     * communication with isolated extensions via .NET Remoting with
>       shared memory channel
> 
>         Integrates the PHP language into Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
> 
>     * a new type of project for PHP console applications and libraries
>     * syntax highlighting
>     * syntax checking
>     * integrated project building
>     * simple tracing using compiler-generated debug symbols
>       (experimental in this version)
> 
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