Re: PHP & Android

On 04/01/2023 13:53, Deepak Goel wrote:
> The PHP interpretation is for the server. Wouldn't the 
> android-java-app be able to work with the php-server?
>
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> On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 7:20 PM Ashley Sheridan 
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>     On 04/01/2023 12:07, Narcis Garcia wrote:
>     > If you wrote code in PHP language, this needs to be processed by
>     PHP
>     > interpreter.
>     > Neither Android, nor Windows, nor GNU/Linux, nor MacOS interpret
>     PHP
>     > language but the PHP software.
>     >
>     > If you want to run PHP code in X (Android) environment, you must
>     > install PHP interpreter to that environment.
>     >
>     > Regards.
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>     >
>     > El 4/1/23 a les 11:41, Deepak Goel ha escrit:
>     >> Hello
>     >>
>     >> I am a newbie.
>     >>
>     >> I have developed a PHP application for the web using- Ubuntu
>     20, PHP
>     >> 7.3, MySQL 8. The application is similar to (astrosage.com
>     <http://astrosage.com>
>     >> <https://www.astrosage.com/>) .
>     >>
>     >> Was wondering if I can port the code on Android? Will it work?
>     >>
>     >> Please advise.
>     >>
>     >> Thanks.
>     >>
>     >> Deepak
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>     That's not entirely true, there are applications that can run PHP on
>     Android, I've used them in the past. However, it would be much more
>     limited, and was only a CLI interface, without the capability to
>     run the
>     internal web server.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Ash
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Couple of things: please don't top-post, and please keep on list for 
everyone to benefit.

Now on to a reply.

The PHP interpreter isn't just for a server. PHP is a scripting 
language, and as such, also has a happy home on the command line. 
In-fact, to this end, PHP comes with its own internal testing server: 
https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php that 
allows you to test web-based code via a browser without needing 
something like Apache, Nginx, or IIS set up locally.

In order to run code (either on a web server, or over the CLI) you need 
something that can parse and interpret that PHP code and then execute 
it. As I mentioned before, there were apps on Android that allowed you 
to execute PHP scripts on the phone via a command line interface. I've 
not used one for years now, so I can't recall any names of decent ones, 
however a Google search reveals many exist, and some that execute in a 
web-based context, so you can see the results in any browser installed 
on the phone.

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