perl-freeze like alternative to php_serialize()

[arkascha]

Hi ,
we are looking for an efficient method to transport array structures from a
php script to some other engine. Currently we offer phps internal serialize
function and (if present) the json encoding. For installations where the
latter is _not_ present we are looking for something else, especially to
hand over arrays to perl.
Now there is a perl class living in CPAN that can unserialize php-serialized
arrays but I wonder if there is some (already existing) way to generate a
perl-freeze representations from within php ?
Does anyone have a hint here, or maybe an alternative?

Thanks, arkascha

[petersprc]

You might store the array as XML, for example:

http://simonwillison.net/2003/Apr/29/xmlWriter/

Perl can load it with XML::Simple:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...2-5363190.html

On Jul 11, 7:52 am, arkascha <no_spam@no_spam.orgwrote:

Hi ,
we are looking for an efficient method to transport array structures from a
php script to some other engine. Currently we offer phps internal serialize
function and (if present) the json encoding. For installations where the
latter is _not_ present we are looking for something else, especially to
hand over arrays to perl.
Now there is a perl class living in CPAN that can unserialize php-serialized
arrays but I wonder if there is some (already existing) way to generate a
perl-freeze representations from within php ?
Does anyone have a hint here, or maybe an alternative?

Thanks, arkascha

[arkascha]

petersprc wrote:

You might store the array as XML, for example:
http://simonwillison.net/2003/Apr/29/xmlWriter/
Perl can load it with XML::Simple:
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...2-5363190.html

Thanks for the hint, I'll give it a glimpse. I am always a fan of more than
one possible solution, this adds stability to the general solution...

Actually I have to admit that we are now using JSON more intense. I realized
in the meantime that JSON is availible as a PECL extension that's quite
easy to install. Works like charm :-)

On Jul 11, 7:52 am, arkascha <no_spam@no_spam.orgwrote:

>Hi ,
we are looking for an efficient method to transport array structures from
a php script to some other engine. Currently we offer phps internal
serialize function and (if present) the json encoding. For installations
where the latter is _not_ present we are looking for something else,
especially to hand over arrays to perl.
Now there is a perl class living in CPAN that can unserialize
php-serialized arrays but I wonder if there is some (already existing)
way to generate a perl-freeze representations from within php ?
Does anyone have a hint here, or maybe an alternative?