PHP : Access to Bluetooth GPS via Serial Port (SPP) COM3

Question

how can I access to my Bluetooth GPS via Standard Serial Port (SPP) using PHP in Windows ? Thanks.

Answer 1

Here is a Windows extension for serial data:

http://www.easyvitools.com/phpserial/index.html

This class might be a bit more cross platform:

http://www.phpclasses.org/package/3679-PHP-Communicate-with-a-serial-port.html

Then I'd suggest reading about the NMEA protocol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183