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And that's about it
for this week. As you can see, PHP doesn't include hooks for just Java; it also
allows you to access Microsoft's COM objects (albeit only on Windows) and use
these objects to do all kinds of nifty things. This article examined some of the
COM components that are typically available on most systems; however, there's
nothing to stop you from buying off-the-shelf components (or rolling your own)
and using those components in a PHP script.
In case you're interested in
learning more about PHP and COM, consider visiting the documentation on the COM
support functions for Windows in the PHP manual, at
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.com.php...
and till next time, stay healthy!
Note: All examples in this article have
been tested on Windows 95 with Apache 1.3.20 and PHP 4.1.1. Examples are
illustrative only, and are not meant for a production environment. Melonfire
provides no warranties or support for the source code described in this article.
YMMV!
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