How can call a PHP function from Perl code?

Question

I have a function written in PHP and would like to call this inside a CGI script. Is there any direct way to do this?

I am not sure if its even possible. The CGI script will be inside cgi-bin directory and the PHP function will be outside this folder.

Answer 1

I guess you could try to use Inline::Interp or PHP, however, I am not sure I see the point, given the overhead involved in invoking yet another interpreter in a CGI script.

Answer 2

have you tried via Command Line like so:

open DATA, "/path/to/you/bin/php you_script.php |" or die "Whoops: $!";