I am trying to use MJML to create dynamic email content. (official site)
First, this application is running on Windows, so there is no way to run the official compiler on the machine. I may use the official online editor, but it will just drop all syntax that are not recognized, including the PHP tag like <?php. There are similar problem mentioned on the issue page, but they suggest using <mj-raw>, which doesn't work for attributes. (Or I need to code all the component by myself.... then what's the point of using MJML?)
Is there other compiler for MJML in PHP? Like less.php for compiling LESS in PHP?
You can install the qferr/mjml-php library from the composer and the use the library
Check this article https://medium.com/#qferrer/rendering-mjml-in-php-982d703aa703
MJML runs on OSX, Linux and Windows so you can use the official compiler (the bit saying it doesn't run on Windows on the website needs to be updated).
Regarding tags like <?, indeed they are causing issues at the moment because of the parser (they're read as mjml tags which leads the parser to crash).
I don't know of any maintained PHP wrapper for MJML but you might be interested in using the MJML API which makes it language agnostic (it's currently in beta): https://mjml.typeform.com/to/tW2U6K.
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I wish to be able to do something like:
php --determine-oldest-supported-php-version test.php
And get this output:
7.2
That is, the php binary checks test.php for all function calls or syntax used, and then spits out the oldest version of PHP which would be able to run the script.
The purpose would be for me to create a script which goes through all the .php files in my library/framework and figures out which version of PHP I should consider to be the "oldest supported version".
Currently, I'm doing this manually. Whenever I knowingly use a new feature, function or syntax, I bump up a variable to "7.4" or whatever, and then compare the currently used PHP version against that on runtime. This is not ideal, as you can imagine, and I could very well forget to bump up this value or bump it up too much, or too little, etc.
It would be much nicer to be able to determine this automatically, with such a feature in PHP itself.
I have of course looked through the list of options and PHP has no such feature as far as I can tell. Since I basically answered my own question right away, are there any plans on such a feature in the future?
The only guarantee given is that PHP will remain compatible within the same major version.
You may be interested in looking at the article
Why You Should Be Using Supported PHP Versions.
The tool you are looking for is the GitHub project
PHP_CodeSniffer,
further described in the article
PHPCompatibility update.
You may run it using a command such as:
phpcs --standard=PHPCompatibility --runtime-set testVersion 5.4 <path-of-your-php-files>
If I would like to distribute PHP application with installer(package system of OS) how should I proceed? I don't want PHP files to be there, just working application, so when I type 'app' into console, it ends up being launching application, without need to install PHP on system(no php installation on host required). I would also like the application to have patch-able byte-code, so it's in parts, loaded when needed and only part needs to be replaced on update.
What I would do now is following:
->Compile PHP with extensions for specific platform.
->Make binary application which launches '/full/php app' when app is launched.
->Pack it in installer in a way, that there would be binary added to path when added, launching specific installation of PHP which is alongside the app with argument of start point->App would be running.
Problem is:
Maybe I don't want my PHP files to be exposed(in application, there will be available source anyway) is there some ready made stuff to do this? Is there some better way than I proposed?
Alternative: Modifying OP Cache to work with "packing" application to deliver byte codes to modified OP Cache which just reads the cache.
My suggestion would be a tiny tool I just finished, for almost exactly the same problem. (Oh yes I tried all the others but they're old and rusty, sometimes they're stuck with 4.x syntax, have no support, have no proper documentation, etc)
So here's RapidEXE:
http://deneskellner.com/sw/rapidexe
In the classical way, it's not a really-real compiler, just a glorified packer, but does exactly what you need: the output exe will be standalone, carrying everything with it and transparently building an ad-hoc runtime environment. Don't worry, it all happens very fast.
It uses PHP 7.2 / Win64 by default but has 5.x too, for XP compatibility.
It's freeware, obviously. (MIT License.)
(Just telling this because I don't want anyone to think I'm advertising or something. I just took a few minutes to read the guidelines about own-product answers and I'm trying to stay within the Code of the Jedi here.)
However...
I would also like the application to have patch-able byte-code, so it's in parts, loaded when needed and only part needs to be replaced on update.
It's easier to recompile the exe. You can extract the payload pieces of course but the source pack is one big zip; there seems to be no real advantage of handling it separately. Recompiling a project is just one command.
Maybe I don't want my PHP files to be exposed(in application, there will be available source anyway)
In this case, the exe contains your source compressed but eventually they get extracted into a temp folder. They're deleted immediately after run but, well, this is no protection whatsoever. Obfuscation seems to be the only viable option.
If something goes wrong, feel free to comment or drop me a line on developer-at-deneskellner-dot-com. (I mean, I just finished it, it's brand new, it may misbehave so consider it something like a beta for now.)
Happy compiling!
PHP doesn't do that natively, but here are a few ideas:
Self-extracting archive
Many archival programs allow you to create a self-extracting archive and some even allow to run a program after extraction. Configure it so that it extracts php.exe and all your code to a temp folder and then runs ir from there; deleting after the script has complete.
Transpilers/compilers
There's the old HPHC which translates PHP code to C++, and its wikipedia age also contains links to other, similar projects. Perhaps you can take advantage of those.
Modified PHP
PHP itself is opensource. You should be able to modify it withot too much difficulty to take the source code from another location, like some resource compiled directly inside the php.exe.
Use Zend Guard tool that compiles and converts the plain-text PHP scripts into a platform-independent binary format known as a 'Zend Intermediate Code' file. These encoded binary files can then be distributed instead of the plain text PHP. Zend Guard loaders are available for Windows and Linux platform that enables PHP to run the scripts encoded by Zend Guard.
Refer to http://www.zend.com/en/products/zend-guard
I would like to add another answer for anyone who might be Googling for answers.
Peach Pie compiler/runtime
There is an alternative method to run (and build apps from) .php source codes, without using the standard php.exe runtime. The solution is based on C#/.NET and is actually able to compile php source files to .NET bytecode.
This allows you to distribute your program without exposing its source code.
You can learn more about the project at:
https://www.peachpie.io/
You've got 3 overlapping questions.
1. Can I create a stand-alone executable from a PHP application?
Answered in this question. TL;DR: yes, but it's tricky, and many of the tools you might use are semi-abandoned.
2. Can I package my executable for distribution on client machines?
Yes, though it depends on how you answer question 1. If you use the .Net compiler, your options are different to the C++ option.
3. Can I protect my source code once I've created the application?
Again, depends on how you answer question 1. Many compilers include an "obfuscator" option which makes it hard to make sense of any information you get from decompiling the app. However, a determined attacker can probably get through that (this is why software piracy is possible).
I'm curious on how certain php functions are implemented internally. e.g. array_values().
So in eclipse, I control click on the function name, which took me to a page that contain function prototype definition, but contains no internal source code.
Is there any way to see the internal implementation of php function using eclipse? (whether the function is written in php or c)
If it is not possible to see the php source code using eclipse, then does anyone have any good strategies at searching through the php source code on github?
Is there any way to see the internal implementation of php function using eclipse?
Unfortunately, no.
what is the best search strategy to search through the php source code, especially for a beginner like me, who feels very much lost in the vast amount of php source code
I'm assuming what you are really after here is a reference for native PHP functions and their input parameters and out types. In which case the official documentation is probably the best way to go about it.
Some (most?) popular IDEs such as Eclipse and Phpstorm can also give you an auto-generated phpdoc block for PHP's built-in functions that will give that information directly in your IDE.
If you are interested in the actual C implementation of most php functions, you can either navigate through the GitHub repository directly or clone it on your computer and open it in an IDE (Eclipse, CLion, etc...) and use the IDE navigation.
You can download the PHP source code from GitHub (https://github.com/php/php-src)
but the core of PHP is written in C language.
Use notepad++ to search the required details from the downloaded source code.
For example code for PHP array will be in this file :
https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/ext/standard/array.c
Notepad++ is the good editor with a lot of additional functionality like search string through files. (Find in files)
Hope it helps
Thanks
As an alternative, consider running OpenGrok in a Docker container. OpenGrok is an open-source and free source code indexer with advanced search mechanisms. (I am not affiliated with the project in any way)
Setting it up is easy (assuming you have Docker already installed):
# Make a directory that will contain source files for opengrok to index
mkdir ~/opengrok
# Clone the PHP source into that directory
git clone https://github.com/php/php-src.git ~/opengrok/php-src
# Start the OpenGrok container
docker run -d -v ~/opengrok:/src -p8081:8080 opengrok/docker
Now you should wait a minute or two for OpenGrok to fully index the source tree.
Open your browser
We want to search for the array_values implementation
Select the implementation in array.c
There you have it! The C implementation of array_values.
Is there any way to minify (or remove comments) in PHP using Visual Studio 2015? I use PHP Tools and when i release php scripts to public server, i would like at least remove all comments from code. I know, is there way to remove comments with content menu, but i wish to have comments in my project and no comments (or minimal and unread code) in publish scripts (some like Bundler & Minifier tool, but for php). Thanks
There is basically no point in minifying Php since there is no performance gain in doing so. Although if you insist, there are a few ways to remove comments/whitespaces from source. (and these are not limited to just VisualStudio) -
Use Gulp.
Use Command line options: php -w file.php => generates file without comments & whitespaces. Equivalent to php_strip_whitespace()
Use Regular Expression in Find-Replace Function of your IDE. You can use the following inside Find FieldBox. (and keep Replace fieldbox empty)
//.* or /.
Use a Library/tool like Php-Minify
Hope that helps!
Why aren't you going to use online tool to do it?
There are many online tools you can use instead of VS 2015.
Here is one tool for you.
http://beta.phpformatter.com/
Hope it helps you and check this answer as solved if it helps you.
Thanks!
You can check Comment Remover tool to remove all the comments from a file with a single button click. It also remove #regions and preserve XML Doc comments.
I think there is no tool for visual studio to do this. But you may use external tools to do the job. It's a common task to do this in build system like jenkins. The build system e. g. is able to react on many version control events.
But I also think that you want to make php code unreadable (like compiling). There are only a few options to hide your php code to other people. You could use ionCube for encrypting php files. But then you have to make sure, that the ionCube extension is also installed on the public web server. Also, ionCube is currently not available for php 7.2, only up to 7.1. Another option is to compile php code using HipHop, a PHP to C++ compiler engine: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HipHop
I would like to use Ant with some of my PHP projects but I'm not sure how. I tried creating a build script with a few targets but couldn't execute any of them from within Netbeans - there's simply no option to. Is this feature supported in this context or not? If yes, then how do I use it (I must obviously be missing something in this case). I'm using NetBeans 6.7.1 (Ant plugin is installed).
Yes you can. It's described on sun blog and according to date of the post, the posibility is here for long time
There's also this patch I created that adds ant support to PHP, enabling the build/clean functionality.
Sure there is an option or solution in netbeans (at least as external tool as in eclipse), but you could set up an continous integration system like cruiser control for build your project by version control system. There is an easy to use wrapper for cc created for PHP, named PHPunderControl. PHPUC uses Ant, PHPUnit, PHPCS as well.
Take a look at it: PHPUC