Setup and Installation Guidelines

System Requirements

Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is a platform‑independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux, macOS, etc.) where PHP 7 or later is installed. The machine must have Oracle JDK 7 or later before setting up the installation.

Installation and Usage

Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java is distributed as a ZIP archive.

To set up the environment, install, and use Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java, follow the instructions:

Linux:

  • Download the PHP source and install it, or use the sudo apt install php-xxx command to install the PHP binary.
  • Install Oracle JDK 7 or 8 for Linux and configure the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
  • Download the “Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java” API and extract it. A folder named aspose.cells will be created.
  • Download the PHP/Java Bridge binary (JavaBridge.jar) from http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/download.php and save it into the aspose.cells folder.
  • Download the Java.inc PHP library (Java.inc) from http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/download.php and save it into the aspose.cells folder.
  • Run the PHP/Java Bridge in the above folder using the following command:
$JAVA_HOME/bin/java -Djava.ext.dirs=lib -jar JavaBridge.jar SERVLET_LOCAL:8080 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
  • Run example.php in the aspose.cells folder using the following command:
$ php example.php

Windows:

  • Download the PHP Windows binary and add php.exe to the PATH.
  • Install Oracle JDK 7 or 8 for Windows and configure the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
  • Download the “Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java” API and extract it. A folder named aspose.cells will be created.
  • Download the PHP/Java Bridge binary (JavaBridge.jar) from http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/download.php and save it into the aspose.cells folder.
  • Download the Java.inc PHP library (Java.inc) from http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/download.php and save it into the aspose.cells folder.
  • Run the PHP/Java Bridge in the above folder using the following command. Select the 8080 HTTP listener port when the bridge starts and click the OK button:
%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java -Djava.ext.dirs=lib -jar JavaBridge.jar
  • Run example.php in the aspose.cells folder using the following command:
php example.php

Mac:

  • Install PHP.
  • Install Oracle JDK 7 or 8 for macOS and configure the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
  • Download the “Aspose.Cells for PHP via Java” API and extract it. A folder named aspose.cells will be created.
  • Download the PHP/Java Bridge binary (JavaBridge.jar) from http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/download.php and save it into the aspose.cells folder.
  • Download the Java.inc PHP library (Java.inc) from http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/download.php and save it into the aspose.cells folder.
  • Run the PHP/Java Bridge in the above folder using the following command. Select the 8080 HTTP listener port when the bridge starts and click the OK button:
$ $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -Djava.ext.dirs=lib -jar JavaBridge.jar
  • Run example.php in the aspose.cells folder using the following command:
$ php example.php
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