diff --git a/lib/php/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php b/lib/php/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php
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+<?php
+
+/** For transport operations */
+require_once THRIFT_ROOT.'/transport/TTransport.php';
+
+/**
+ * Binary implementation of the Thrift protocol.
+ *
+ * @package thrift.protocol
+ * @author Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+ */
+class TBinaryProtocol extends TProtocol {
+
+  public function writeStructBegin($out, $name) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function writeStructEnd($out) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function writeFieldBegin($out, $fieldName, $fieldType, $fieldId) {
+    return
+      $this->writeByte($out, $fieldType) +
+      $this->writeI32($out, $fieldId);
+  }
+
+  public function writeFieldEnd($out) {
+    return 0;
+  } 
+
+  public function writeFieldStop($out) {
+    return
+      $this->writeByte($out, TType::STOP);
+  }
+
+  public function writeMapBegin($out, $keyType, $valType, $size) {
+    return
+      $this->writeByte($out, $keyType) +
+      $this->writeByte($out, $valType) +
+      $this->writeI32($out, $size);
+  }
+
+  public function writeMapEnd($out) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function writeListBegin($out, $elemType, $size) {
+    return
+      $this->writeByte($out, $elemType) +
+      $this->writeI32($out, $size);
+  }
+
+  public function writeListEnd($out) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function writeSetBegin($out, $elemType, $size) {
+    return
+      $this->writeByte($out, $elemType) +
+      $this->writeI32($out, $size);
+  }
+
+  public function writeSetEnd($out) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function writeByte($out, $byte) {
+    $data = pack('c', $byte);
+    $out->write($data, 1);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  public function writeI32($out, $i32) {
+    $data = pack('l', $i32);
+  //if (!defined('BIG_ENDIAN')) {
+      $data = strrev($data);
+  //}
+    $out->write($data, 4);
+    return 4;
+  }
+
+  public function writeI64($out, $i64) {
+    $hi = $i64 >> 32;
+    $lo = $i64 & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    if (!defined('BIG_ENDIAN')) {
+      $data = pack('N2', $hi, $lo);
+    } else {
+      $data = pack('N2', $lo, $hi);
+    }
+    $out->write($data, 8);
+    return 8;
+  }
+
+  public function writeString($out, $str) {
+    $len = strlen($str);
+    $result = $this->writeI32($out, $len);
+    $out->write($str, $len);
+    return $result + $len;
+  }
+
+  public function readStructBegin($in, &$name) {
+    $name = '';
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function readStructEnd($in) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function readFieldBegin($in, &$name, &$fieldType, &$fieldId) {
+    $result = $this->readByte($in, $fieldType);
+    if ($fieldType == TType::STOP) {
+      $fieldId = 0;
+      return $result;
+    }
+    $result += $this->readI32($in, $fieldId);
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  public function readFieldEnd($in) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function readMapBegin($in, &$keyType, &$valType, &$size) {
+    $result = $this->readByte($in, $keyType);
+    $result += $this->readByte($in, $valType);
+    $result += $this->readI32($in, $size);
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  public function readMapEnd($in) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function readListBegin($in, &$elemType, &$size) {
+    $result = $this->readByte($in, $elemType);
+    $result += $this->readI32($in, $size);
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  public function readListEnd($in) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function readSetBegin($in, &$elemType, &$size) {
+    $result = $this->readByte($in, $elemType);
+    $result += $this->readI32($in, $size);
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  public function readSetEnd($in) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public function readByte($in, &$byte) {
+    $data = $in->readAll(1);
+    $arr = unpack('c', $data);
+    $byte = $arr[1];
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  public function readI32($in, &$i32) {
+    $data = $in->readAll(4);
+    if (!defined('BIG_ENDIAN')) {
+      $data = strrev($data);
+    }
+    $arr = unpack('l', $data);
+    $i32 = $arr[1];
+    return 4;
+  }
+
+  public function readI64($in, &$i64) {
+    $data = $in->readAll(8);
+    $arr = unpack('N2', $data);
+
+    // Check for a negative
+    if ($arr[1] & 0x80000000) {
+      $arr[1] = $arr[1] ^ 0xFFFFFFFF;
+      $arr[2] = $arr[2] ^ 0xFFFFFFFF;
+      $i64 = 0 - $arr[1]*4294967296 - $arr[2] - 1;
+    } else {
+      $i64 = $arr[1]*4294967296 + $arr[2];
+    }
+    return 8;
+  }
+
+  public function readString($in, &$str) {
+    $result = $this->readI32($in, $len);
+    $str = $in->readAll($len);
+    return $result + $len;
+  }
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php b/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php
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+++ b/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php
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+<?php
+
+/** Types */
+require_once THRIFT_ROOT.'/protocol/TType.php';
+
+/**
+ * Protocol module.
+ *
+ * @package thrift.protocol
+ * @author Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+ */
+abstract class TProtocol {
+
+  /**
+   * Writes a struct header.
+   *
+   * @param TTransport $out  Output transport
+   * @param string     $name Struct name
+   * @throws TException on write error
+   * @return int How many bytes written
+   */
+  public abstract function writeStructBegin($out, $name);
+
+
+  /**
+   * Close a struct.
+   *
+   * @param TTransport $out Output transport
+   * @throws TException on write error
+   * @return int How many bytes written
+   */
+  public abstract function writeStructEnd($out);
+
+  /*
+   * Starts a field.
+   *
+   * @param TTransport $out  Output transport
+   * @param string     $name Field name
+   * @param int        $type Field type
+   * @param int        $fid  Field id
+   * @throws TException on write error
+   * @return int How many bytes written
+   */
+  public abstract function writeFieldBegin($out, $fieldName, $fieldType, $fieldId);
+
+  public abstract function writeFieldEnd($out);
+
+  public abstract function writeFieldStop($out);
+
+  public abstract function writeMapBegin($out, $keyType, $valType, $size);
+
+  public abstract function writeMapEnd($out);
+  
+  public abstract function writeListBegin($out, $elemType, $size);
+  
+  public abstract function writeListEnd($out);
+
+  public abstract function writeSetBegin($out, $elemType, $size);
+
+  public abstract function writeSetEnd($out);
+  
+  public abstract function writeByte($out, $byte);
+  
+  public abstract function writeI32($out, $i32);
+
+  public abstract function writeI64($out, $i64);
+
+  public abstract function writeString($out, $str);
+
+
+  public abstract function readStructBegin($in, &$name);
+  
+  public abstract function readStructEnd($in);
+
+  public abstract function readFieldBegin($in, &$name, &$fieldType, &$fieldId);
+
+  public abstract function readFieldEnd($in);
+
+  public abstract function readMapBegin($in, &$keyType, &$valType, &$size);
+
+  public abstract function readMapEnd($in);
+
+  public abstract function readListBegin($in, &$elemType, &$size);
+  
+  public abstract function readListEnd($in);
+
+  public abstract function readSetBegin($in, &$elemType, &$size);
+  
+  public abstract function readSetEnd($in);
+
+  public abstract function readByte($in, &$byte);
+  
+  public abstract function readI32($in, &$i32);
+
+  public abstract function readI64($in, &$i64);
+
+  public abstract function readString($in, &$str);
+
+  public function skip($in, $type) {
+    switch ($type) {
+    case TType::BYTE:
+      return $this->readByte($in, $byte);
+    case TType::I32:
+      return $this->readI32($in, $i32);
+    case TType::I64:
+      return $this->readI64($in, $i64);
+    case TType::STRING:
+      return $this->readString($in, $str);
+    case TType::STRUCT:
+      {
+        $result = $this->readStructBegin($in, $name);
+        while (true) {
+          $result += $this->readFieldBegin($in, $name, $ftype, $fid);
+          if ($ftype == TType::STOP) {
+            break;
+          }
+          $result += $this->skip($in, $ftype);
+          $result += $this->readFieldEnd($in);
+        }
+        $result += $this->readStructEnd($in);
+        return $result;
+      }
+    case TType::MAP:
+      {
+        $result = $this->readMapBegin($in, $keyType, $valType, $size);
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $size; $i++) {
+          $result += $this->skip($in, $keyType);
+          $result += $this->skip($in, $valType);
+        }
+        $result += $this->readMapEnd($in);
+        return $result;
+      }
+    case TType::SET:
+      {
+        $result = $this->readSetBegin($in, $elemType, $size);
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $size; $i++) {
+          $result += $this->skip($in, $elemType);
+        }
+        $result += $this->readSetEnd($in);
+        return $result;
+      }
+    case TType::LST:
+      {
+        $result = $this->readListBegin($in, $elemType, $size);
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $size; $i++) {
+          $result += $this->skip($in, $elemType);
+        }
+        $result += $this->readListEnd($in);
+        return $result;
+      }
+    default:
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/lib/php/src/protocol/TType.php b/lib/php/src/protocol/TType.php
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+++ b/lib/php/src/protocol/TType.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Constants for Thrift data types.
+ *
+ * @package thrift.protocol
+ * @author Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+ */
+class TType {
+  const STOP = 1;
+  const BYTE = 2;
+  const I32 = 6;
+  const I64 = 8;
+  const STRING = 9;
+  const STRUCT = 10;
+  const MAP = 11;
+  const SET = 12;
+  const LST = 13; // cannot use LIST keyword in PHP!
+}