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Robin Fernandes (ibm)robinf@php.net@rewbs

PHP?

PHP isn't so much a language as a virtual explosion at the keyword and function factory.- Jeff Atwoodfrom PHP sucks, but it doesn't matter

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strip_tags()stripslashes()SDO_Model_Property::getContainingType()

ReflectionClass::isIterateable()

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Why integrate
PHP and Java?

PHP Developers to grow from 3 to 5.5 million by 2013

PHP Developers in Corporate IT to grow from 13% to 60% by 2013

Pay special attention to opportunities to use PHP in combination with Java development efforts

- Gartner

Why run
PHP on the JVM?

PHP is an awesome language for web dev

The Java Virtual Machine is a cutting edge language runtime

PHP + JVM =

How PHP runs on the JVM

Operating SystemJava Virtual MachineJITGCBVCL...javacBytecode(.class)

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