Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

[C. (http://symcbean.blogspot.com/)]

Hi all,

I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine). While there are shareware solutions for
doing this, it strikse me that it might be possible to use HTA (http://
https://www.microsoft.com/technet/sc...hubs/htas.mspx) to achieve my
result, however all the documentation just describes doing this with
VBScript.

So far I've not found anything relevant in Google.

I'd prefer not to have to re-write the code to work with GTK

Anybody had any experiences in this area they would like to share?
Links?

TIA

C.

[Captain Paralytic]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

On 17 Apr, 12:41, "C. (http://symcbean.blogsp ot.com/)"
<colin.mckin... @gmail.comwrote :

Hi all,
>
I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine). While there are shareware solutions for
doing this, it strikse me that it might be possible to use HTA (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...hubs/htas.mspx) to achieve my
result, however all the documentation just describes doing this with
VBScript.
>
So far I've not found anything relevant in Google.
>
I'd prefer not to have to re-write the code to work with GTK
>
Anybody had any experiences in this area they would like to share?
Links?
>
TIA
>
C.

If you want to run php scripts without a webserver, why not just use
the command line version. What do you need the browser for?

[C. (http://symcbean.blogspot.com/)]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

On 17 Apr, 12:50, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@y ahoo.comwrote:

On 17 Apr, 12:41, "C. (http://symcbean.blogsp ot.com/)"
>
<colin.mckin... @gmail.comwrote :

Hi all,

>

I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine). While there are shareware solutions for
doing this, it strikse me that it might be possible to use HTA (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...hubs/htas.mspx) to achieve my
result, however all the documentation just describes doing this with
VBScript.

>

So far I've not found anything relevant in Google.

>

I'd prefer not to have to re-write the code to work with GTK

>

Anybody had any experiences in this area they would like to share?
Links?

>

TIA

>

C.

>
If you want to run php scripts without a webserver, why not just use
the command line version. What do you need the browser for?

Interface sugar really. The target users are not the most
sophisticated.

C.

[Captain Paralytic]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

On 17 Apr, 13:34, "C. (http://symcbean.blogsp ot.com/)"
<colin.mckin... @gmail.comwrote :

On 17 Apr, 12:50, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@y ahoo.comwrote:
>
>
>

On 17 Apr, 12:41, "C. (http://symcbean.blogsp ot.com/)"

>

<colin.mckin... @gmail.comwrote :

Hi all,

>

I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine). While there are shareware solutions for
doing this, it strikse me that it might be possible to use HTA (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...hubs/htas.mspx) to achieve my
result, however all the documentation just describes doing this with
VBScript.

>

So far I've not found anything relevant in Google.

>

I'd prefer not to have to re-write the code to work with GTK

>

Anybody had any experiences in this area they would like to share?
Links?

>

TIA

>

C.

>

If you want to run php scripts without a webserver, why not just use
the command line version. What do you need the browser for?

>
Interface sugar really. The target users are not the most
sophisticated.
>
C.

If that's the case, why not install a local web server and then it
will look just like any other web page.

[Peter H. Coffin]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:34:46 -0700 (PDT), C.
(http://symcbean.blogspot.com/) wrote:

On 17 Apr, 12:50, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@y ahoo.comwrote:
>

>On 17 Apr, 12:41, "C. (http://symcbean.blogsp ot.com/)"
>>
><colin.mckin.. .@gmail.comwrot e:
>>

Hi all,

>>

I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine). While there are shareware solutions
for doing this, it strikse me that it might be possible to use HTA
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...hubs/htas.mspx) to
achieve my result, however all the documentation just describes
doing this with VBScript.

There's probably ways to hook in via C as well, that makes for writing
your own php extension, which is a non-trivial task to do well.

So far I've not found anything relevant in Google.

>>

I'd prefer not to have to re-write the code to work with GTK

>>

Anybody had any experiences in this area they would like to share ?
Links ?

>>

TIA

>>

C.

>>
>If you want to run php scripts without a webserver, why not just use
>the command line version. What do you need the browser for?

>
Interface sugar really. The target users are not the most
sophisticated.

Webserver/browser combination or Gtk or ncurses, etc., *are* your
interface sugar basically. If you want them, you have to use them or
write your own. (And if you're thinking about writing your own, think
really, really hard. It'll be a bigger task that all of the rest of your
project combined.)

--
Graham's First Rule of Internet Retailing:
If your 'shopping cart' site requires anything more complex than
HTML, SSL and a session cookie, at least one of your competitors
will run a site which does not. Your competitor will get the sale.

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Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

Captain Paralytic escribió:

>>If you want to run php scripts without a webserver, why not just use
>>the command line version. What do you need the browser for?

>Interface sugar really. The target users are not the most
>sophisticate d.

If that's the case, why not install a local web server and then it
will look just like any other web page.

I've seen several programs that do so, including Google Desktop. It's
definitively the best solution unless you want to write your own GUI
using php-gtk [1] or WinBinder [2].

[1] http://gtk.php.net/
[2] http://winbinder.org/


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[Captain Paralytic]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

On 17 Apr, 16:16, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:

Captain Paralytic escribió:
>

>If you want to run php scripts without a webserver, why not just use
>the command line version. What do you need the browser for?
Interface sugar really. The target users are not the most
sophisticated.

If that's the case, why not install a local web server and then it
will look just like any other web page.

>
I've seen several programs that do so, including Google Desktop. It's
definitively the best solution unless you want to write your own GUI
using php-gtk [1] or WinBinder [2].

I don't want any of this, I was just responding to the OP.

[AnrDaemon]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

Greetings, C. (http://symcbean.blogspot.com/).
In reply to Your message dated Thursday, April 17, 2008, 16:34:46,

I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine). While there are shareware solutions for
doing this, it strikse me that it might be possible to use HTA
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...hubs/htas.mspx) to achieve my
result, however all the documentation just describes doing this with
VBScript.

You can install PHP as ActiveScript language (I suppose, that VBscript is not
only one possible language in there).


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Sincerely Yours, AnrDaemon <anrdaemon@free mail.ru>

[NC]

Re: Running PHP scripts from browser without a webserver on MS

On Apr 17, 4:41 am, "C. (http://symcbean.blogsp ot.com/)"
<colin.mckin... @gmail.comwrote :

>
I am looking for a way to run PHP scripts without using a webserver
(from a MS Windows machine).

Take a look at phpDock:

http://www.nusphere.com/products/phpdock.htm

While there are shareware solutions for doing this, it strikse me
that it might be possible to use HTA

Yes. Look into ActiveScript installation:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.activescript.php

Cheers,
NC