How to facilitate communication between php script on a server to a running Java application on another server?

Question

How to establish a way for Java application to listen to data being sent by php ? Sockets or Http POST ?

Essentially, I have Java application running on another server w

Answer 1

I suggest implementing a REST api. If you can't or don't want to, using sockets is the most secure way...

If you are sending FROM php, I recommend using a RESTful API with authentication. Send JSON data, get JSON data back. It allows for better future expansion too.