Download and Configure Aspose.Cells in PHP

Download Required Libraries

Download the required libraries mentioned below. These are required for executing Aspose.Cells Java for PHP examples.

Download Examples from Social Coding Sites

The following runnable examples are available for download on the social coding sites mentioned below:

GitHub

How to configure the source code on Linux Platform

Please follow these simple steps in order to open and extend the source code while using:

1. Install Tomcat Server

To install Tomcat server, issue the following command on the Linux console. This will install Tomcat server.

sudo apt-get install tomcat8

2. Download and Configure PHP/JavaBridge

In order to download the PHP/JavaBridge binaries, issue the following command on the Linux console.

wget https://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/php-java-bridge/Binary%20package/php-java-bridge_6.2.1/php-java-bridge_6.2.1_documentation.zip

Unzip the PHP/JavaBridge binaries by issuing the following command on the Linux console.

unzip -d php-java-bridge_6.2.1_documentation.zip

This will extract JavaBridge.war file. Copy it to the tomcat8 webapps folder by issuing the following command on the Linux console.

sudo cp JavaBridge.war /var/lib/tomcat8/webapps/JavaBridge.war

By copying, tomcat8 will automatically create a new folder JavaBridge in webapps. Once the folder is created, make sure tomcat8 is running and then check http://localhost:8080/JavaBridge in a browser; it should open the default page of JavaBridge.

If any error message appears, install FastCGI by issuing the following command on the Linux console.

sudo apt-get install php55-cgi

After installing php5.5 CGI, restart the tomcat8 server and check http://localhost:8080/JavaBridge again in the browser.

If a JAVA_HOME error is displayed, open the /etc/default/tomcat8 file and uncomment the line that sets JAVA_HOME. Check http://localhost:8080/JavaBridge again; it should show the PHP/JavaBridge Examples page.

3. Configure Aspose.Cells Java for PHP Examples

Clone the PHP examples by issuing the following commands inside the webapps/JavaBridge folder.

git init
git clone https://github.com/aspose-cells/Aspose.Cells-for-Java/tree/master/Plugins/Aspose_Cells_Java_for_PHP

How to configure the source code on Windows Platform

Please follow the simple steps below to configure PHP/Java Bridge on Windows Platform.

  1. Install PHP 5 and configure it as you normally do.
  2. Install JRE 6 (Java Runtime Environment) if you don’t already have it. You can check this in C:\Program Files, etc. You can download it here. I am using JRE 6 as it is compatible with PHP Java Bridge (PJB).
  3. Install Apache Tomcat 8.0. You can download it here.
  4. Download JavaBridge.war. Copy this file to the Tomcat webapps directory (e.g., C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.0\webapps).
  5. Restart the Tomcat service.
  6. Go to http://localhost:8080/JavaBridge/test.php to check if PHP works. You can find other examples there.
  7. Copy your Aspose.Cells Java JAR file to C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.0\webapps\JavaBridge\WEB-INF\lib.
  8. Clone the Aspose.Cells Java for PHP examples inside the C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.0\webapps\ folder.
  9. Copy the folder C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.0\webapps\JavaBridge\java to your Aspose.Cells Java for PHP examples folder.
  10. Restart the Apache Tomcat service and start using the examples.
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