java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.io.InputStream

Question

I'm writing a php script which is interfacing with a SOAP client (which is internally using java).

One of the calls requires that I pass Base64 encoded content.

I'm passing it like this:

(Edit 1)
$content=file_get_contents('fileX'); 
fileX is a binary file which has been uploaded via POST and saved successfully in /tmp.
It is ~600kb in binary form.

$args[]=array('name'=>'content', 'value'=>base64_encode($content), 'type'=>'Base64Binary');

But, I'm getting an error:

java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.io.InputStream


(Edit2)
The documentation of the third party application says exactly:
Parameter   Description                               Type
filename    The name of the presentation file         String
            including the file extension. 
content     The content of the presentation file      Base64Binary
            encoded in Base64 scheme. 

Answer 1

The second parameter in the array is of type String, due to the output type of base64_decode . That Java error implies that it is expecting an object of type InputStream.

You may need to use the Zend PHP Java Bridge as seen here:

https://fosswiki.liip.ch/display/~chregu/Convert+PHP+String+to+a+Java+InputStream

in order to convert that String to a Java InputStream.

Download Zend Server here:

http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/downloads

or an alternative PHP Java Bridge here:

http://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/installation.php