Re: Local PHP docs with search facility

Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> writes: > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:39, Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> wrote: >> Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 06:41, Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>> Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> writes: >>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 21:03, Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Could some kind soul advise me on how to install php docs localy and >>>>>> have the excellent patterns search work based on an sqllite database? >>>>> >>>>> https://wiki.php.net/doc/phd/view >>>>> >>>> >>>> Just as a side note on this informative thread (and to anyone else that >>>> comes across it in google), the instructions there dont actually install >>>> any of the manual so no look ups / function searches work at all. I'll >>>> look into it in more detail later. I'll head over to >>> >>> Sure it will. You just need to read the page, which has a very clear >>> requirement. >>> >>> If you can't follow it then Ic±¦¤' >>> -G½¯/삉http://php.net/mirroring could be a >>> simpler approach for you. >>> >>> -Hannes >> >> I'm not sure it will at all, since they dont show you how to install the >> phd_php part or inform you that you need to. For a beginner thats a >> hurdle enough. You are probably too familiar with it to notice >> this. Result: >> >> ,---- >> | phd -d doc-base/.manual.xml -o output_dir -f php -P PHP >> `---- >> >> falls over. >> >> Fortunately that was correctly documented elsewhere and was pointed out >> to me in the php.docs list you recommended. >> >> https://doc.php.net/phd/docs/ : installation via pear. >> >> Also, I *think*, the instructions there are in addition to mirroring >> since the mirroring line doesnt include the manual subdir : so both sets >> are required and you symbolically link to your phpdoc configuration (or >> so it seems from the instructions). >> >> IMO, and with the benefit of being totally new to this and trying to use >> the docs, It's not clear from the pages if this phpdoc config is in >> addition to or superceded by the mirroring rsync line. > > I'd appreciate if you could update the wiki with your experience to > help people coming after you > > -Hannes I would love to but dont think its a good idea until I am more familiar - blinded in the headlights, a lot might be me doing the headless chicken routine. I will come back to it at a later date however when I have it working locally and I fully understand the components and the processes. thanks r.