Question

I was wondering if it was possible to call some F# code from php. It seems like Phalanger does the trick. Is anybody using it ? For this solutions and others( if there are any?), what requirements does it have on the server to run the code ?

Thank you

Answer 1

Yes you can, by using PHP COM class but it works only on Windows version of PHP5+ and needs no separate installation. So, you do like this:

<?php
$obj = new COM("myfsharp.dll");

$output=$obj->HelloWorld(); // Call the "HelloWorld()" method from the DLL.
// once we created the COM object this can be used like any other php classes.
echo $output;
?>

And if you’re skeptical about using PHP COM class, then read this from the PHP Manual:

Starting with PHP 5, this extension (and this documentation) was rewritten from scratch and much of the old confusing and bogus cruft has be removed. Additionally, we support the instantiation and creation of .Net assemblies using the COM interoperability layer provided by Microsoft.

This article shows all the changes done.