PHP *is* installed on Macs by default and you absolutely *can* use PHP
in your widgets.
Sam,
There are things JavaScript can do that you can't do with PHP (like
manipulate the DOM). Conversely, there are things you can do with PHP
that you can't with JavaScript (like access the filesystem).
Your access to PHP is solely through the command-line via
widget.system calls. You should think through which scripts are
responsible for which tasks and program accordingly. Because of the
complexity of asynchronous widget.system calls, it probably doesn't
make sense to use PHP except where it's really necessary.
For example, my PHP function reference widget (http://tr.im/phpfr)
uses widget.system calls to PHP scripts to read the files from a
directory containing the PHP documentation and return an array of
topics (among other things). You could do the same task using a shell
script, AppleScript, and probably even a Java or Objective-C plugin if
you really wanted to.
There is heaps of documentation out there on the capabilities of
Dashboard widgets. I suggest you take a few minutes to read some of
it. Start here:
On 19/07/2009, at 19/07/09 5:58 AM, Kirill Zinov wrote:
Hello Sam,
I think you can't. PHP is not installed on Mac by default.
Kirill,
Sam Iles wrote:
Hi,
Can I use PHP in my widget? And how?
I guess I would have to change the file extension from html to php,
but would this work?
I know that there isn't really anything I can do with PHP that I
cant with using the JavaScript, I just like it more is all.
Thanks,
Sam
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