what are the benefits of using java bridge for php?

Question

what are the benefits of using java bridge for php? Is it ready/stable for production environment, is there a "best approach" to how installing it/managing it?

Answer 1

You can take advantage of good existing Java software, using your PHP application.

Three good examples I can think of right now are Lucene (free text indexing), BIRT (business intelligence/charts), and RapidMiner or Weka (datamining/ai/machine learning)

Answer 2

Im personally working with php java bridge right now, and I recommend this approach for reporting for example. You can use jasper reports and obtain good reports in your php framework.

Answer 3

One advantage is that you can use html test units.