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What are first steps creating a loadable DLL module extension for PHP to create native support for my own library on Windows?
Would it require re-compiling PHP on windows? What are the tools needed? I don’t want to have to use exec and the command line.
Q. Would it require re-compiling PHP on windows?
A. Not necessarily, but it is the simplest way.
The command line is your best friend (apple, after years of GUI improved MACOS by … readding the shell back)
I would try the following:
A. Setup a mingw-msys build system on win.
B. Follow PHP Extension Manual:
1. Download PHP Source code
2. Build PHP for Extension Development using the above MSYS
3. Generate a extension skeleton using ext_skel your extension will reside in ext/ directory
4. Edit the config.w32 (is a javascript macro system for Makefile generation similar to m4)
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Continue by following these:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/internals2.php
http://talks.somabo.de/200610_zend_conf_php_extension_development.pdf