Using PHP with a web application?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I have been working on creating a web mapping application using ArcServer 10 and the JavaScript API. Recently I was told that queries need to be run using PHP due to prior work by another team. The person that worked on the initial PHP coding has been migrated to my team, but has little experience with geospatial work. In contrast, I have more experince with geospatial work, but I have a limited exposure to working with PHP.

Is it possible to have the PHP interact with ArcSDE and/or PostgreSQL databases through the JavaScript API?

Our end goal is to allow users to query (both through geospatially selecting data and typing queries) via our web mapping application. Users could then click on a "more info" button which retrieves more detailed information about that record in a format that resembles the form it was entered into the database.

Any hints and/or resources would be much appreciated.