OS: Windows Server 2008 R2
Web Server: IIS 7.5
JSP Engine: Tomcat 5.5
PHP Engine: PHP 5.3
Note: IIS and JSP communicate using the Apache Tomcat Connector 1.5
Are there any dangers or drawbacks with running PHP inside a Java/JSP engine? At best, I would like to share a session between JSP and PHP. At worst, I need to figure out a way to setup session management within PHP, despite the application I'm working with indirectly depends on JSP and PHP. Recoding the PHP code into JSP is not an option, however. I'm considering using a bridge or running PHP inside Tomcat but I'm concerned about security.
Is bridging PHP and Java or running PHP inside Tomcat a safe option?
What's important to understand is IIS and Tomcat are connected via the Apache Tomcat Connector. So, adding PHP into the fold might only increase complexity and I'm not quite sure I can maintain the current setup and add a PHP-JSP bridge, as well.
Thank you for any help.
