Coding PHP extensions in Cpp

Question

I am trying to code PHP extensions in C++. I am referring 'Embedding and Extending PHP' by Sara Golemon.

The book has several small snippets as such,

void describe_zval(zval *foo)
{
    if (Z_TYPE_P(foo) == IS_NULL) {
        php_printf("The variable is NULL");
    } else {
        php_printf("The variable is of type %d",
                            Z_TYPE_P(foo));
    }
}

I have saved the above code in .cpp

The struct zval etc is defined in files in /usr/local/src/php-5.4.11/ and its sub -directories. That is the installation directory of PHP on my PC [Fedora]. So I tried

#include <zend.h>

and used -I /usr/local/src/php-5.4.11/ while compiling. But zend.h seems to require some other file present in /usr/local/src/php-5.4.11/ directory. If i #include that it requires some others and so on... Basically a chain of .h is being called which resides in several different sub directories of /usr/local/src/php-5.4.11/ . Its not possible for me to #include all of them. Is there any existing library for this? using Zend variables for PHP extension development using Cpp

Is there a better way to do this? I mean is there a better way to practise those small snippets before i jump into the whole extension development.

@Waleed Khan: Thnks, Ohkk so i need to use phpize. Yes, dat makes sense :) after all what I am doing is writing a small snippet for a PHP extension. Have been thinking in the wrong direction the whole time :P — Suvarna Pattayil
– Suvarna Pattayil, Commented Mar 14, 2013 at 11:53

an_animal · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-14 12:26:02Z

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have you looked at the ext-skel directory? there should be a script there to generate an extension skelleton which should get you started.

answered Mar 14, 2013 at 12:26

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