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Subject:  Re: [PHP-DEV] Package php binaries + php script into one single
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From: james.butler@edigitalresearch.com (=?windows-1252?Q?James_Butler?=)

Hi Olivier,

Could you be a little more specific about what questions you have=3F Is it to do with the licensing or physically how to go about achieving your aim=3F

Regards,
James

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James Butler
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On 15 Mar 2011, at 20:02, "Olivier Hoareau" <olivier@phppro.fr> wrote:

> Hi !
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> I would like to be able to "distribute" (freely) a single executable
> (binary) containing :
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> - php binaries (v 5.3+)
> - a php script already packaged as a .phar (1 Mb, requiring PHP 5.3+)
> - additional (optional) compiled extensions
> - php.ini
> - all other resources required by the php executable to run
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> The aim is to be able to provide a command line tool based on PHP but not
> requiring my user to install PHP *before* using the tool (and only download
> the tool as a single executable file to execute it)
> I would like my users to be able to use this "packaged" tool (requiring PHP
> 5.3+) whatever version of PHP my users have already installed (or not) on
> their system.
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> Targeted platforms are :
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> - windows (XP / Vista / 7) =3D> 70% of my users
> - linux debian-like (ubuntu / debian) =3D> 20% of my users
> - other platforms =3D> 10% of my users
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> At this point, this is not a problem for me to have a huge self-executable
> file (> 10Mb).
> I need to be able to package a version of the tool using a batch (or
> script), as I am using continuous integration.
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> Do you have ideas on how to reach this goal =3F
> The tool is open source, using New BSD License (currently, in beta version).
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> Thanks for your answers !
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> Best regards,
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> Olivier Hoareau