Connect PHP to SAP R/3 using SAPRFC - Unable to initialize module

Question

Goal: use PHP 5.3 to connect to SAP ECC 6 Config: Windows XP desktop. Using SAPRFC PHP open source extension. Added php_saprfc_530.dll to the php ext directory and added extension to php.ini

On restart of Apache, application event reported this error:

PHP Startup: saprfc: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with build ID=API20090626,TS PHP compiled with build ID=API20090626,TS,VC6

These options need to match

1. Any way to get this to work without recompiling PHP (ugh)?
2. Anyone is using SAPRFC successfully?
3. Other options to connect to SAP from PHP?

Answer 1

I cant tell you exactly whats wrong with the php connector since I'm using the java connector. But there is another way: Try exposing the function modules on ERP side as a webservice and then call them via SOAP.