Hello all,

I'm running a Java server using Sun's JRE using the following command:

javaw.exe -jar c:\PHP\ext/JavaBridge.jar INET_LOCAL:9384

I'm doing it this way instead of invoking Java from each apache instance
because I don't want to run multiple Java processes and have the resource
usage for each one.

I'm then using the php-java bridge to access the java server and call
functions via my php apps (mostly to access jasperreports).

Is there a better way without having communications to the java server sent
to a port via tcp/ip on the machine?  Maybe direct interprocess
communication using pipes or the filesystem?

I'm concerned about this setup for publishing my server to the internet
(currently it's only on the intranet) because couldn't theoretically a
client machine directly call my java process on port 9384 and call java
classes on my server?  Am I missing something?

Btw, is there any reason to use Java.exe instead of Javaw.exe (javaw
doesn't open a console window) and what's the difference between Sun's
server implementation vs client (for example calling the server
implemetation would be done by calling "javaw.exe -server -jar c:\PHP
\ext/JavaBridge.jar INET_LOCAL:9384" with the -server tag being the only
difference in the call).

Thanks everyone!  Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Tom