title: Connecting to Cassandra Database Using PHP
body: <p>I am trying to develop both an Android application and a web front end that will allow me to connect to and query a Cassandra database running on my local host.</p>
  
  <p>I currently have Cassandra 2.0.5, Thrift 1.0.0, JRE 7u51, PHP 5.3.10, Apache 2.2.22</p>
  
  <p>I have scoured the internet for a good explanation of how to get this all set up but have failed to really understand exactly how this all should work. My understanding is that my PHP files on my server will talk to the Cassandra database through the thrift interface and in order to facilitate this most people use higher level PHP libraries. I think this may be where my disconnect is. I don't understand how to install or incorporate these libraries with my project. I have looked at YaCassandraPDO and PHPCassa.</p>
  
  <p>When trying some of these libraries the errors in Apache seem to indicate that the libraries are installed incorrectly or possibly missing components.</p>
  
  <p>I would appreciate any guidance anyone can provide. Thank you!</p>