I've also done one implementation where a process written in Perl (multi-threaded) was started independent of the apache environment and a PHP web-app connected via a socket to request information. It was treated as two separate developments, with no real mix of code. Sounds like that may have been what you were thinking (mixing code), and I haven't seen any interpretive language willing to accommodate another that way. Someone would have to build a common runtime environment for that to work, I'd expect. PHP probably comes closest with a very small attempt in the area of Perl Compatible regular expressions; http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php There is some experimental work going on with Java, but you weren't looking for that; http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.java.php bottom line they all seem to mix like oil and water, my recommendation would be to keep them separate. Warren Vail -----Original Message----- From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@lumc.nl] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 1:22 AM To: 'Mark Anderson '; 'php-windows@lists.php.net ' Subject: RE: perl & php Is this what you are lokking for(?): www.php.net/popen www.php.net/passthru www.php.net/exec www.php.bet/shell_exec -----Original Message----- From: Mark Anderson To: php-windows@lists.php.net Sent: 2004-02-09 00:03 Subject: perl & php hi list. does anyone have a clue on managing access to a script written in perl from php? is there a way they can work together? thanxs in advance. mark Sent by Medscape Mail: Free Portable E-mail for Professionals on the Move http://www.medscape.com -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php