execute-php

Execute PHP function within NodeJS application

Fork of exec-php with support ES6 modules and node 16+.

After exec-php bring support nodeJS 16+ this package will be depracted.

Install

$ npm install execute-php

Usage

import executePhp from "execute-php";

executePhp('path/to/php/file.php', '/path/to/php/bin/php', function(error, php, output){

    // php now contain user defined php functions.
    php.my_own_php_function(arg1, arg2, function(error, result, output, printed){
        // `result` is return value of `my_own_php_function` php function.
    });
});

execute-php arguments

1. String. Path to user php file.
2. String. Path to machine php bin file.
3. Function. Callback function after creating execute-php object. This function will get called with below arguments :

The Function arguments called with this arguments:

1. Mixed. Error message.
2. Object. Execute-php object that contain all user php defined function.
3. String. Printed string when requiring user php file.

execute-php object

All user function defined on user php file will be appended to execute-php object. Call it normally with the last argument is callback function. The callback function called with below arguments :

1. Mixed. Error message.
2. Mixed. Returned value of user php function.
3. String. Printed string of php file when requiring it.
4. String. Printed string of php function when calling it.

Note

All uppercase function name on PHP will be converted to lowercase on execute-php.

// file.php
<?php

    function MyFunction($a, $b){ return $a + $b; }

// app.js 
import executePhp from "execute-php";

executePhp('file.php', function(error, php, outprint){
    php.myfunction(1, 2, function(error, result){
        // result is now 3
    });
});