# Satellite CORBA client extension [deprecated]

## Introduction

Warning

This extension is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this extension -- including the names of its functions and anything else documented about this extension -- may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this extension at your own risk.

> Note: This extension is not available on Windows platforms.

Satellite is deprecated. It is suggested that you use Universe (» http://universe-phpext.sourceforge.net/) and not Satellite.

The Satellite extension is used for accessing CORBA objects. You will need to set the idl_directory= entry in php.ini to a path where you store all IDL files you use.

See the Satellite README file for details about installing Satellite.

## Table of Contents

- OrbitEnum — Use CORBA enums
- OrbitObject — Access CORBA objects
- OrbitStruct — Use CORBA structs
- satellite_caught_exception — See if an exception was caught from the previous function
- satellite_exception_id — Get the repository id for the latest exception.
- satellite_exception_value — Get the exception struct for the latest exception
- satellite_get_repository_id — NOT IMPLEMENTED
- satellite_load_idl — Instruct the type manager to load an IDL file
- satellite_object_to_string — Convert an object to its string representation