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

I've been looking into Groovy as a transition language from PHP to Java. They (the Groovy developers) claim that it compiles to java byte code the same as Java code would.
It's also less strict, they have several examples of translation on their website.