diff --git a/lib/php/src/Thrift.php b/lib/php/src/Thrift.php
index ee48092..fc4034b 100644
--- a/lib/php/src/Thrift.php
+++ b/lib/php/src/Thrift.php
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-/** Set global THRIFT ROOT automatically via inclusion here */
+/**
+ * Set global THRIFT ROOT automatically via inclusion here
+ */
 if (!isset($GLOBALS['THRIFT_ROOT'])) {
   $GLOBALS['THRIFT_ROOT'] = dirname(__FILE__);
 }
diff --git a/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php b/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php
index 3d9c466..40266dd 100644
--- a/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php
+++ b/lib/php/src/protocol/TProtocol.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 include_once $GLOBALS['THRIFT_ROOT'].'/protocol/TType.php';
 
-
 /**
  * Protocol module.
  *
@@ -214,6 +213,100 @@
       return 0;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Utility for skipping binary data
+   *
+   * @param TTransport $itrans TTransport object
+   * @param int        $type   Field type
+   */
+  public static function skipBinary($itrans, $type) {
+    switch ($type) {
+    case TType::BOOL:
+      return $itrans->readAll(1);
+    case TType::BYTE:
+      return $itrans->readAll(1);
+    case TType::I16;
+      return $itrans->readAll(2);
+    case TType::I32:
+      return $itrans->readAll(4);
+    case TType::I64:
+      return $itrans->readAll(8);
+    case TType::DOUBLE:
+      return $itrans->readAll(8);
+    case TType::STRING:
+      $len = unpack('N', $itrans->readAll(4));
+      $len = $len[1];
+      if ($len > 0x7fffffff) {
+        $len = 0 - (($len - 1) ^ 0xffffffff);
+      }
+      return 4 + $itrans->readAll($len);
+    case TType::STRUCT:
+      {
+        $result = 0;
+        while (true) {
+          $ftype = 0;
+          $fid = 0;
+          $data = $in->readAll(1);
+          $arr = unpack('c', $data);
+          $ftype = $arr[1];
+          if ($ftype == TType::STOP) {
+            break;
+          }
+          // I16 field id
+          $result += $itrans->readAll(2);
+          $result += self::skipBinary($itrans, $ftype);
+        }
+        return $result;
+      }
+    case TType::MAP:
+      {
+        // Ktype
+        $data = $itrans->readAll(1);
+        $arr = unpack('c', $data);
+        $ktype = $arr[1];
+        // Vtype
+        $data = $itrans->readAll(1);
+        $arr = unpack('c', $data);
+        $vtype = $arr[1];
+        // Size
+        $data = $itrans->readAll(4);
+        $arr = unpack('N', $data);
+        $size = $arr[1];
+        if ($size > 0x7fffffff) {
+          $size = 0 - (($size - 1) ^ 0xffffffff);
+        }
+        $result = 6;
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $size; $i++) {
+          $result += self::skipBinary($itrans, $ktype);
+          $result += self::skipBinary($itrans, $vtype);
+        }
+        return $result;
+      }
+    case TType::SET:
+    case TType::LST:
+      {
+        // Vtype
+        $data = $itrans->readAll(1);
+        $arr = unpack('c', $data);
+        $vtype = $arr[1];
+        // Size
+        $data = $itrans->readAll(4);
+        $arr = unpack('N', $data);
+        $size = $arr[1];
+        if ($size > 0x7fffffff) {
+          $size = 0 - (($size - 1) ^ 0xffffffff);
+        }
+        $result = 5;
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $size; $i++) {
+          $result += self::skipBinary($itrans, $vtype);
+        }
+        return $result;
+      }
+    default:
+      return 0;
+    }   
+  }
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/lib/php/src/transport/TPhpStream.php b/lib/php/src/transport/TPhpStream.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d650935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/php/src/transport/TPhpStream.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Php stream transport. Reads to and writes from the php standard streams
+ * php://input and php://output
+ *
+ * @package thrift.transport
+ * @author Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+ */
+class TPhpStream extends TTransport {
+
+  const MODE_R = 1;
+  const MODE_W = 2;
+
+  private $inStream_ = null;
+
+  private $outStream_ = null;
+
+  private $read_ = false;
+
+  private $write_ = false;
+
+  public function __construct($mode) {
+    $this->read_ = $mode & self::MODE_R;
+    $this->write_ = $mode & self::MODE_W;
+  }
+
+  public function open() {
+    if ($this->read_) {
+      $this->inStream_ = @fopen('php://input', 'r');
+      if (!is_resource($this->inStream_)) {
+        throw new Exception('TPhpStream: Could not open php://input');
+      }
+    }
+    if ($this->write_) {
+      $this->outStream_ = @fopen('php://output', 'w');
+      if (!is_resource($this->outStream_)) {
+        throw new Exception('TPhpStream: Could not open php://output');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  public function close() {
+    if ($this->read_) {
+      @fclose($this->inStream_);
+      $this->inStream_ = null;
+    }
+    if ($this->write_) {
+      @fclose($this->outStream_);
+      $this->outStream_ = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public function isOpen() {
+    return
+      (!$this->read_ || is_resource($this->inStream_)) &&
+      (!$this->write_ || is_resource($this->outStream_));
+  }
+
+  public function read($len) {
+    $data = @fread($this->inStream_, $len);
+    if (!$data) {
+      throw new Exception('TPhpStream: Could not read '.$len.' bytes');
+    }
+    return $data;
+  }
+
+  public function write($buf) {
+    while (!empty($buf)) {
+      $got = @fwrite($this->outStream_, $buf);
+      if ($got === 0 || $got === FALSE) {
+        throw new Exception('TPhpStream: Could not write '.strlen($buf).' bytes');
+      }
+      $buf = substr($buf, $got);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public function flush() {
+    @fflush($this->outStream_);
+  }
+
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php b/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php
index c94d075..d05f351 100644
--- a/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php
+++ b/lib/php/src/transport/TSocket.php
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
       $this->sendTimeoutSet_ = FALSE;
     }
     $data = @fread($this->handle_, $len);
-    if ($data === FALSE) {
+    if (!$data) {
       throw new Exception('TSocket: Could not read '.$len.' bytes from '.
                           $this->host_.':'.$this->port_);
     }