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I'm searching for a means to overpass the need for a web server when using a local web application. Why aren't there browser extensions or special browsers to do so? It seems very easy to code to me. The browser or extension would call a php interpreter to compose web pages from php files. Local urls (file:///) would be used. No web service or port would be necessary. Is this just nonsense? Or am I the first person to think about this? In fact, this does already work with static html files.
First edit: I was looking for a server for testing purposes, being able to compose output from php files, without the need to communicate through network ports. Maybe I should have started from here, but Stackoverflow does not allow this kind of posts.
That sounds nice, please go ahead and build that technology. I will also use it. But oh, for now that has nothing to do with SO.
Why web servers are needed even for local web application
Because they are web applications. Technically you don't need a web server for local stuff if all your application code relies on client side programming. You can just go ahead open your html files in browser.
Browsers know how to interpret client side code already, so why re-invent the wheel? If you ever wish to write 1 line of server side code then obviously you'd need a web server at that point.
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I made a NGO website that has customer service in it, means that clients are able to chat directly to the admin. I've built 30% of it with PHP. But, I thought it's difficult to make a chat application with PHP. I've been told that Node.js is the best web development to make chat application. Can I mix PHP with Node.js ?
Generally, people name files depending on what language the code inside is written in. For example, the .php extension is run by a PHP interpreter. Certain files can have other languages mixed in. For example, a .html file can contain CSS and Javascript. Another example is the .html.erb extension in a Rails app, which can contains both Ruby and HTML/CSS/JS code. This is accomplished by something known as a preprocessor.
You could use a preprocessor to mix mostly any language together, but I'm not sure that will make your life any easier making an app. It's probably a better idea to separate your app into microcomponents, which can all be written in different languages.
For example, a chat server could be written in Node and a REST API written in Rails. They might be hosted on separate servers and communicate with each other by sending HTTP requests.
As far as Node being "the best" for making a chat server, that's a totally subjective point and StackOverflow discourages opinion-based conjectures.
It's also worth considering whether an open-source chat project could be integrated with your existing code. I.e. something already made.
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I've tried to open my PHP script in the built in Android browser, but I only see my code, as text, and the PHP doesn't run. Why is that ?
How can I run PHP on my Android device ? Is there a way to set up PHP and a web server on an Android device ?
Okay, this is a bit of a personal recommendation, but I've had success with the free Palapa Web Server (edit: doesn't seem to be on the playstore anymore, but here's the creator's website in case it helps you find it), which is essentially a web / mysql server which runs on Android, which will run your PHP scripts, and it will also work offline.
To use it, install the app, and copy your PHP / HTML files onto your phone. By default, the app uses /sdcard/pws/www/, so if you put your files there, it should pick them up. Then, launch the app, click "Start server", and go to http://127.0.0.1:8080 with your web browser on your android device, and it should work.
Note that setting up PHPMyAdmin (if you need that for managing databases) can be a bit tricky, as you will need to download the extra packages for it.
Let me know if it works for you. (Note: I'm not affiliated with this app, I'm just a mostly satisfied user.)
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Couldn't find anything about this online so I'm giving it a try here. (Not sure what to look for in google so maybe that's why I couldn't find it).
My client wants (for some strange reason) a dynamic, pure HTML5-website with no PHP at all. The webpages can be created with PHP, but after he is done, he wants it to (automatically) generate HTML5-webpages so these can be put online on a server with no PHP.
Is this at all even possible? Writing an API myself that gets the content from the server and converts it to HTML5 is not really an option due to time ...
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FYI: If what you want is a Single Page Application, you're asking the wrong question.
Seems like what your client wants is a pure HTML site because he might have the idea that pure HTML sites are better for SEO.
What do to?
Alternative 1:
Create a different server to generate pages. Either local (with vagrant) or in another remote server. Have your content generated there by using a CMS of your choice.
Periodically generate a mirror of your site using a tool like HTTrack or wget. Hand this mirror to your client.
Alternative 2:
Use a static site generator like Jekyll. Have the server run a cron task to automatically generate HTML from the changes.
Alternative 3:
Be the expert and explain to him that his ideas are probably unfounded.
Yes, you could use the HTML5 Filesystem API and Javascript to read/write from a JSON file as a backend. It's definitely not ideal, but it would satisfy your requirements.
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In the middle of 2010, I found a class library called PHPToCLib. It ran flawlessly for over a year - I was able to implement a tremendous amount of my own, custom code into a an AIM Bot that I could run from my CMD Prompt. However, near the end of 2011, the servers stopped responding to the script. It connects to toc.oscar.aol.com on port 5190, and that hasn't been changed. I am indeed aware that AOL discontinued their TOC2 servers and that it's not possible to connect with them anymore. However, I downloaded a program called TerraIM that uses the same specifications and is somehow able to connect to them. I was wondering if there were any updates on how I could get my script to connect, and if so, what do I need to change?
Thank you in advance.
TerraIM also supports the OSCAR protocol which I assume it's defaulting to. If you are working with IM bots the absolute best way to go is to leverage libpurple. Unfortunately there is not a good PHP binding to libpurple. There are a couple python bindings. If you don't wish to migrate your code, there is an implementation that provides an HTTP interface which may be easy to integrate with depending on your use case. Alternatively, you could use thrift to comminute between your existing PHP code and the python bindings -- this would require a bit more coding than leveraging an HTTP interface. Here are some resources you may find helpful:
Python bindings:
github.com/fahhem/python-purple
github.com/Raptr/Heliotrope
HTTP interface from HTTP binding:
github.com/atamurad/http-purple
Thrift:
http://thrift.apache.org/
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Are you concerned at all with your web host having access to all of your files and being able to essentially download your entire web app? What steps can you take to protect yourself? More specifically, I am interested in knowing how to protect the custom developments I've made to a WordPress powered site?
Are you concerned at all with your web host having access to all of your files and being able to essentially download your entire web app?
No.
What steps can you take to protect yourself?
None.
If you can't trust your web host, you're doomed and need to change providers immediately. It's impossible to protect a web site from the administrator(s) who maintain the server it runs on.
It's like if you are a business hiring a bookkeeper or sysadmin - they can't do their job if they don't have access to the company's financial records, or computer systems, respectively. You have to be able to trust that those people don't steal your company secrets.
I am interested in knowing how to protect the custom developments I've made to a WordPress powered site?
Not to put down the value of your work and all, but chances are nobody cares about them. There's a lot more to a custom development than having the code - you also need somebody who understands it and can work with it. I don't think code theft from commercial hosting platforms is much of an issue.
You can encrypt your applications using various encryption engines such as Zend for PHP. Or you could always obfuscate your code before uploading it onto your web host.
If you don't trust your webhost, don't use them.
It is impossible to secure code against an enemy who owns the hardware and has administrative permissions on the server.
There is nothing you can do to stop your web host from being able to see your files. It's their server after all, and they have root access to it.
Generally, nobody cares about your shared-hosting site enough to go poking around in the code. Sorry, but it's true. If you get large enough that it matters, you'll be running your own servers which only you have access to.
The best defense against hosts that might do something sketchy is to look for reviews of the hosting, and solicit recommendations from friends and other trusted colleages.