What is the best way to convert an existing php class into Java?

Question

I have been tasked with converting several php classes into java classes, which is quickly becoming a nightmare for me. I understand the basic language structure, it being simil

Answer 1

You ask about best practices. I believe a good practice in your case is the approach pleasantly presented by theman: using an automated tool will probably give a bad result: garbage in, garbage out...

You have the code: analyze it, in its broad lines if necessary. And re-create it in Java. It might be time-consuming, but not necessarily worse than by doing blind conversion. And you can document on the way, and perhaps use this analysis to find the problematic parts.