An easiest way to use php in electron.
- For now its only supports MAC. And windows and Linux will be supported if php will be installed. I invite openly everyone to contribute in this project and make it working in window and linux also.
Clone and run for a quick way to see Electron4PHP in action.
git clone https://github.com/AJ-TechSoul/ELECTRON-4-PHP/
cd ELECTRON-4-PHP
npm install
npm start
Use this app along with the Electron API Demos app for API code examples to help you get started.
A basic Electron4PHP application needs just these files:
package.json
- Points to the app's main file and lists its details and dependencies.main.js
- Starts the app and creates a browser window to render HTML. This is the app's main process.index.php
- A web page to render. This is the app's renderer process.
To clone and run this repository you'll need Git and Node.js (which comes with npm) installed on your computer. From your command line:
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/AJ-TechSoul/ELECTRON-4-PHP
# Go into the repository
cd ELECTRON-4-PHP
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run the app
npm start
Note: If you're using Linux Bash for Windows, see this guide or use node
from the command prompt.
You can pass a callback to the run method, this will get called when the PHP server is up and running. If you don't pass a callback to the run method, a promise will be returned that resolves when the PHP server is up and running. These you need to do at main.js file from where you find comment of // PHP SERVER CREATION /////
Name | Default | Description |
---|---|---|
php |
php |
The php command file |
host |
127.0.0.1 |
The server's host |
port |
8000 |
The port used |
directory |
null |
The document root. By default is the current working directory |
script |
null |
The "router" script |
stdio |
inherit |
stdio option passed to the spawned process - https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_options_stdio |
directives |
{} |
An object with the custom PHP directives |
config |
null |
The path of a custom php.ini file |
env |
process.env |
The environment variables passed |
Example:
const PHPServer = require('php-server-manager');
const server = new PHPServer({
port: 3000,
directives: {
display_errors: 0,
expose_php: 0
}
});
server.run();
gulp.task('php-server', done => {
const server = new PHPServer({
directory: 'public',
script: 'public/index.php'
});
server.run(done);
});
OSCAROTERO FOR PHP SERVER https://github.com/oscarotero/php-server-manager
ELECTRON https://electronjs.org/