N Deepak wrote: > Is there a way to invoke C functions in a library (.so) from PHP? > Like Xs in Perl? Yes. EVERYTHING in PHP, except for the core syntax of if/else/while can be loaded this way. Many times, it's compiled in static, but you can make most of the modules be shared. By definition, then, all you have to do is learn how to write a PHP extension, which Rasmus tells you how to do in a one-hour lecture at any PHP/Linux/Apache/OpenSource conference you care to name :-) But rather than spend hundreds to attend a conference, you can access his talk on this topic at: http://talks.php.net -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php