Re: Re: Local PHP docs with search facility

Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> writes: > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:56, Richard Riley <rileyrg@googlemail.com> wrote: >> 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 ¹CpH±‚˜ >>>>> ˆ9½zhttp://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 addition to or superceded by the mirroring rsync line.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. > > Doing it afterwards will ensure that you forget about it :) > > Atleast write down your wtfs and todos, so someone can go after you > and answer the questions. > > -Hannes Yes Dad ... ;)