PHP and DLLs

[jackvull]

With PHP, is there a way to access functionality and code within a DLL?

[coopster]

You mean something like Program Execution Functions [php.net]?

[jackvull]

It's not an external program that needs to be run but a DLL. For example, the DLL might contain some validation code that could be shared between a web application (ASP, PHP) and a windows application (visual basic).

For example all names have to be validated through the shared code. So is there a way to access shared code in DLLs with PHP? I'm pretty sure it can be done with ASP.