Drupal on Windows with ASP.NET and Phalanger

Drupal can be compiled down to CIL (Common Interface Language) using Phalanger. Phalanger is an opensource project and has been around for a few years. Developers use Phalanger to turn Drupal into an ASP.NET application just like Quercus turns Drupal into a Java application. Many opensource PHP applications have been compiled with Phalanger and run on public websites.

Turning a PHP application into ASP.NET is not a smooth road. There are exceptions to every rule and in many cases developers have to tweak their PHP application or web.config in order to work. Phalanger does allow developers to use many of the PHP extensions built and packaged with PHP. Phalanger also allows developers to use ASP.NET

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