Package php binaries + php script into one single executable file

Hi Olivier,

Hi !

Could you be a little more specific about what questions you have? Is it to
do with the licensing or physically how to go about achieving your aim?

technical point : how to go about achieving my aim ;)

Ideas :

• specific compilation of PHP (I am newbee, but there are lots of expert on
  this list I think ;))
• others ?

This is not (I think ?) a problem with license, my current targeted license
is BSD-style (New BSD by defaults, but I can move if necessary).

Thanks !

Regards,
James

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James Butler
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Hi !

I would like to be able to "distribute" (freely) a single executable
(binary) containing :

• 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

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.

Targeted platforms are :

• windows (XP / Vista / 7) => 70% of my users
• linux debian-like (ubuntu / debian) => 20% of my users
• other platforms => 10% of my users

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.

Do you have ideas on how to reach this goal ?
The tool is open source, using New BSD License (currently, in beta
version).

Thanks for your answers !

Best regards,

Olivier Hoareau

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Olivier Hoareau
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