PHP and IBM Toolbox for Java (sample code) -- WEB400

I created my first PHP script that uses IBM Toolbox
for Java classes to access the iSeries. I'm using the
open source version of IBM Toolbox for Java (JTOpen
4.5) and running my PHP scripts in Apache Jakarta
Tomcat 5.0.27.  Running PHP scripts in Tomcat and
using Toolbox classes in PHP scripts is made possible
by JSR 223.

The sample provided here is mostly to show people what
the code looks like. First, here's an ordinary Java
program that checks to see if a user has a valid name
and password on an iSeries.

import com.ibm.as400.access.*; 
public class Authenticate {
 public static void main (String args[]){ 
  try{

   //Set the iSeries name, user name, and password.   
   String system="myiSeries";
   String name="myname";
   String password="mypassword";

   //Create a connection to the iSeries.
   AS400 oursystem = new AS400(system, name,
password); 

   //Authenticate the user and respond to the outcome.
   if (oursystem.authenticate(name, password) ==
true){
     System.out.println("valid user");
   } else {
     System.out.println("invalid user");
   }

  } catch (Exception e) {
   System.out.println("error");
  }
 }              
}

Of course, replace 'myiSeries' with the network name
of your iSeries, replace 'myname' with your iSeries
user profile name, and replace 'mypassword' with your
iSeries password.    

Now here's a PHP script in a Web page that does the
same thing:

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
 <p>Test user authentication on an iSeries.</p>
 <?php
  try {
 
   //Set the iSeries name, user name, and password.
   $clsSystem = new Java("java.lang.String",
"myiSeries");
   $clsUser = new Java("java.lang.String", "myname");
   $clsPassword = new Java("java.lang.String",
"mypassword");

   //Create a connection to the iSeries.
   $iSeries = new Java("com.ibm.as400.access.AS400",
$clsSystem, $clsUser, $clsPassword);
 
   //Authenticate the user and respond to the outcome.
   $uservalid = $iSeries->authenticate($clsUser,
$clsPassword);
   if ($uservalid==true) {
     echo("valid user");
   } else {
     echo("invalid user");
   }

  } catch (Exception $e) {
   echo("error."); 
  }
 ?>
</body>
</html>

I can now use PHP to process a login form,
authenticate the user on the iSeries, and start a
session to save the user's name and password for later
interaction with the iSeries.  No need to write
Servlets or JSPs. 

Later,
Kelly 


                
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