diff --git a/caca-php/examples/transform.php b/caca-php/examples/transform.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6c6827a..9165b6f
--- a/caca-php/examples/transform.php
+++ b/caca-php/examples/transform.php
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/php5
+<?php
 /*
- *  unicode       libcaca Unicode rendering test program
+ *  transform       transformation test program
+ *  Copyright (c) 2008 Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler <bsittler@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  This file is a Php port of "examples/transform.c"
+ *  which is: 
  *  Copyright (c) 2006 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
  *                All Rights Reserved
  *
@@ -12,107 +18,86 @@
  *  http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
  */
 
-#include "config.h"
-
-#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
-#   include <stdio.h>
-#   include <string.h>
-#endif
-
-#include "caca.h"
-
-static char const pig[] =
-    ",--.   ,--.\n"
-    "\\  /-~-\\  /\n"
-    " )' o O `(\n"
-    "(  ,---.  )\n"
-    " `(_o_o_)'\n"
-    "   )`-'(\n";
-
-static char const duck[] =
-    "                ,~~.\n"
-    "    __     ,   (  O )>\n"
-    "___( o)>   )`~~'   (\n"
-    "\\ <_. )   (  .__)   )\n"
-    " `---'     `-.____,'\n";
+if (php_sapi_name() != "cli") {
+	die("You have to run this program with php-cli!\n");
+}
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+$pig = (
+	",--.   ,--.\n" .
+	"\\  /-~-\\  /\n" .
+	" )' o O `(\n" .
+	"(  ,---.  )\n" .
+	" `(_o_o_)'\n" .
+	"   )`-'(\n");
+
+$duck = (
+	"                ,~~.\n" .
+	"    __     ,   (  O )>\n" .
+	"___( o)>   )`~~'   (\n" .
+	"\\ <_. )   (  .__)   )\n" .
+	" `---'     `-.____,'\n");
+
+$cv = caca_create_canvas(0, 0);
+if(! $cv)
+{
+	die("Can't created canvas\n");
+}
+$dp = caca_create_display($cv);
+if(! $dp)
 {
-    caca_canvas_t *cv, *image, *tmp, *sprite;
-    caca_display_t *dp;
-
-    cv = caca_create_canvas(0, 0);
-    if(cv == NULL)
-    {
-        printf("Can't created canvas\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    dp = caca_create_display(cv);
-    if(dp == NULL)
-    {
-        printf("Can't create display\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    image = caca_create_canvas(70, 6);
-    tmp = caca_create_canvas(70, 6);
-    sprite = caca_create_canvas(0, 0);
-
-    caca_set_color_ansi(sprite, CACA_LIGHTMAGENTA, CACA_BLACK);
-    caca_import_memory(sprite, pig, strlen(pig), "text");
-    caca_blit(image, 55, 0, sprite, NULL);
-
-    caca_set_color_ansi(sprite, CACA_LIGHTGREEN, CACA_BLACK);
-    caca_import_memory(sprite, duck, strlen(duck), "text");
-    caca_blit(image, 30, 1, sprite, NULL);
-
-    caca_set_color_ansi(image, CACA_LIGHTCYAN, CACA_BLACK);
-    caca_put_str(image, 1, 1, "hahaha mais vieux porc immonde !! [⽼ ⾗]");
-    caca_set_color_ansi(image, CACA_LIGHTRED, CACA_BLACK);
-    caca_put_char(image, 38, 1, '|');
-
-    caca_set_color_ansi(image, CACA_YELLOW, CACA_BLACK);
-    caca_put_str(image, 4, 2, "\\o\\ \\o| _o/ \\o_ |o/ /o/");
-
-    caca_set_color_ansi(image, CACA_WHITE, CACA_LIGHTRED);
-    caca_put_str(image, 7, 3, "▙▘▌▙▘▞▖▞▖▌ ▞▖▌ ▌▌");
-    caca_put_str(image, 7, 4, "▛▖▌▛▖▚▘▚▘▚▖▚▘▚▖▖▖");
-    caca_set_color_ansi(image, CACA_BLACK, CACA_LIGHTRED);
-    caca_put_str(image, 4, 3, "▓▒░");
-    caca_put_str(image, 4, 4, "▓▒░");
-    caca_put_str(image, 24, 3, "░▒▓");
-    caca_put_str(image, 24, 4, "░▒▓");
-
-    /* Blit the transformed canvas onto the main canvas */
-    caca_set_color_ansi(cv, CACA_WHITE, CACA_BLUE);
-    caca_put_str(cv, 0, 0, "normal");
-    caca_blit(cv, 10, 0, image, NULL);
-
-    caca_put_str(cv, 0, 6, "flip");
-    caca_blit(tmp, 0, 0, image, NULL);
-    caca_flip(tmp);
-    caca_blit(cv, 10, 6, tmp, NULL);
-
-    caca_put_str(cv, 0, 12, "flop");
-    caca_blit(tmp, 0, 0, image, NULL);
-    caca_flop(tmp);
-    caca_blit(cv, 10, 12, tmp, NULL);
-
-    caca_put_str(cv, 0, 18, "rotate");
-    caca_blit(tmp, 0, 0, image, NULL);
-    caca_rotate_180(tmp);
-    caca_blit(cv, 10, 18, tmp, NULL);
-
-    caca_refresh_display(dp);
-
-    caca_get_event(dp, CACA_EVENT_KEY_PRESS, NULL, -1);
-
-    caca_free_display(dp);
-    caca_free_canvas(tmp);
-    caca_free_canvas(sprite);
-    caca_free_canvas(image);
-    caca_free_canvas(cv);
-
-    return 0;
+	die("Can't create display\n");
 }
 
+$image = caca_create_canvas(70, 6);
+$tmp = caca_create_canvas(70, 6);
+$sprite = caca_create_canvas(0, 0);
+
+caca_set_color_ansi($sprite, CACA_LIGHTMAGENTA, CACA_BLACK);
+caca_import_string($sprite, $pig, "text");
+caca_blit($image, 55, 0, $sprite);
+
+caca_set_color_ansi($sprite, CACA_LIGHTGREEN, CACA_BLACK);
+caca_import_string($sprite, $duck, "text");
+caca_blit($image, 30, 1, $sprite);
+
+caca_set_color_ansi($image, CACA_LIGHTCYAN, CACA_BLACK);
+caca_put_str($image, 1, 1, "hahaha mais vieux porc immonde !! [⽼ ⾗]");
+caca_set_color_ansi($image, CACA_LIGHTRED, CACA_BLACK);
+caca_put_char($image, 38, 1, ord('|'));
+
+caca_set_color_ansi($image, CACA_YELLOW, CACA_BLACK);
+caca_put_str($image, 4, 2, "\\o\\ \\o| _o/ \\o_ |o/ /o/");
+
+caca_set_color_ansi($image, CACA_WHITE, CACA_LIGHTRED);
+caca_put_str($image, 7, 3, "▙▘▌▙▘▞▖▞▖▌ ▞▖▌ ▌▌");
+caca_put_str($image, 7, 4, "▛▖▌▛▖▚▘▚▘▚▖▚▘▚▖▖▖");
+caca_set_color_ansi($image, CACA_BLACK, CACA_LIGHTRED);
+caca_put_str($image, 4, 3, "▓▒░");
+caca_put_str($image, 4, 4, "▓▒░");
+caca_put_str($image, 24, 3, "░▒▓");
+caca_put_str($image, 24, 4, "░▒▓");
+
+/* Blit the transformed canvas onto the main canvas */
+caca_set_color_ansi($cv, CACA_WHITE, CACA_BLUE);
+caca_put_str($cv, 0, 0, "normal");
+caca_blit($cv, 10, 0, $image);
+
+caca_put_str($cv, 0, 6, "flip");
+caca_blit($tmp, 0, 0, $image);
+caca_flip($tmp);
+caca_blit($cv, 10, 6, $tmp);
+
+caca_put_str($cv, 0, 12, "flop");
+caca_blit($tmp, 0, 0, $image);
+caca_flop($tmp);
+caca_blit($cv, 10, 12, $tmp);
+
+caca_put_str($cv, 0, 18, "rotate");
+caca_blit($tmp, 0, 0, $image);
+caca_rotate_180($tmp);
+caca_blit($cv, 10, 18, $tmp);
+
+caca_refresh_display($dp);
+
+caca_get_event($dp, CACA_EVENT_KEY_PRESS, -1);
+?>