Challenge: Data Manipulation of Foreign Function Interface in PHP
Explore how to manipulate C data types directly in PHP 8 using the Foreign Function Interface. Learn to initialize and populate character arrays, perform byte-level comparisons, and retrieve array size and alignment. This challenge enhances your understanding of PHP 8’s FFI capabilities and direct C language integration.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
This challenge will extensively test your understanding of the new PHP 8 feature of making direct C-language calls. We will use these concepts to establish a connection between C and PHP languages.
Task
Use the FFI extension in PHP to ...