Re: client side

Tim Broddin <sirpsycho@fuckhedz.com> wrote... : > Couldn't we made some sort of PHP extension so we could write PHP code > intended for the client-side and PHP would transform that into valid > JavaScript? > > example: > > a file (example.php) on the server: > > <html> > <head> > <title><? echo 'Test'; ?></title> > <script language = "PHP" runat="client"> > $answer = clientprompt('Do you like this?'); > if ($answer == 'yes') { > clientalert('Oh yeah!'); > } else { > clientalert('Damn!'); > } > </script> > </head> > </html> > > woult be outputed to the client as: > > <html> > <head> > <title>Test</title> > <script language = "JavaScript"> > var answer; > answer = prompt('Do you like this?'); > if (answer == 'yes') { > alert('Oh yeah!'); > } else { > alert('Damn!'); > } > </script> > </head> > </html> > > Stupid example and probably stupid idea Well, a few hundred years ago there were people thinking that trains are devils and humans will never "fly". Anyhow, what I am thinking is something like a browser plug-in for PHP, so PHP itself can be used similar to JavaScript. Of course, for very long time this will not be called a good idea to add PHPScript in your static geocities pages hoping that every browser will read it. Mostly intranet/extranet projects would use it to avoid executing too much over the server while still keeping the same development team. However, should this work well - it can have a good success. At the end, there is PHP-GTK, which by itself is a "different way" using PHP. Why not having PHPScript, comaptible, easily installable for various browsers etc... ? Probably stupid, but a hot dream! -- Maxim Maletsky maxim@php.net > On 5/02/2003 18:37, Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) wrote: > > >Clients wouldn't have to install if we look at the IE under windows > >market > >and simply supply as an auto install activeX just like flash and > >remember > >that the biggest market for this type of functionality would be in the > >intranet/extranet > >mostly closed network where people want more flexibility for > >computations on the client. > > > >Great for messaging/graphing direct database calls etc etc > > > >Security would be an issue as most of the plug-in type situations need > >to have > >authority to talk directly to the hard drive. > > > >Firewalls would be an issue for any database calls etc > > > > > >Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > >Web Application Consulting > >e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Gabor Hojtsy [mailto:gabor@hojtsy.hu] > >>Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2003 1:09 AM > >>To: maxim@php.net > >>Cc: Derick Rethans; Pete; php-evangelism@lists.php.net > >>Subject: Re: [PHP-EVANGELISM] client side > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Client-side PHP isn't that bad idea! Not sure how > >>> > >>> > >>ActiveScript works. > >> > >> > >>>I never had to work with it. Something like you can output the PHP > >>>code and it gets executed on Client's Browser? Something > >>>JavaScript-like? > >>> > >>> > >>Absolutely. There are also other script interpreters working this way > >>(ActivePerl for example), but there is actually no point in > >>using this > >>on the net, as nobody will install PHPScript to his client > >>(or very few > >>client will have it). VBScript was the same situation... > >> > >>Goba > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>PHP Evangelism Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Evangelism Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >