Phalanger Features

Compiles PHP language to the MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language), which is a byte-code assembly used by the .NET CLR

Allows using .NET objects from the PHP language thanks to the PHP/CLR Language Extensions

Enables using libraries written in PHP from other .NET languages

Compiles many existing PHP applications (see Phalanger apps)

Improves execution speed thanks to the compilation and use of JIT (Just-In-Time) compilation

Implements standard PHP library functions and allows calling native PHP4 extensions using unmanaged code

PHP/CLR makes it possible to fully integrate PHP application with the .NET type system

It is possible to import namespaces as well as use namespaces in new PHP/CLR projects

Allows using .NET generics including writing and extending generic objects in the PHP language

Supports .NET custom attributes, partial classes, .NET properties and other important features

Compiles PHP scripts directly to the .NET/Mono assemblies

Allows writing objects fully compatible with .NET languages (like C#) in the pure mode

Allows calling functions written in PHP and working with PHP objects in the legacy mode

Thanks to Phalanger you can use PHP for developing presentation layer on top of bussines logic written in C#

Phalanger makes it possible to use any .NET object in PHP applications

You can use ASP.NET 2.0 Membership for integrating user accounts in PHP and ASP.NET application

Provides project templates for developing Phalanger applications in Visual Studio

Supports syntax highlighting for PHP source files

Supports debugging of PHP applications running on Phalanger