From: Jan Svitok <jan.svitok@...>
Date: 2006-07-30T00:54:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Webrick serving php pages?

On 7/29/06, Marc Heiler <shevegen@linuxmail.org> wrote:
> I carry many .php pages, but I mostly write in Ruby these days.
>
> My question is if webrick could be used to serve php pages.
>
> Right now I use apache, but I want to be flexible and become less
> dependant on apache. (Actually, that apache sends the pages to the php
> interpreter, is pretty much the only reason I use apache).

It should be possible to use command line php (php.exe on win)
together with WEBrick::CGIHandler:

http://microjet.ath.cx/webrickguide/html/CGIHandler.html

That way, you'll call your php scripts as .../cgi/php.cgi/tada.php?fsgsdfg
(or similar, I haven't tried)

Additionally, you can write PHPHandler < CGIHandler, that will call
php for you, and add it to the FileHandler configuration
(:HandlerTable,
http://microjet.ath.cx/webrickguide/html/FileHandler_Configuration.html)

Anyway, I expect it to be pretty slow, as php will be started each
time anew. Try, and you'll see. (It'd be nice if you'd post your
findings, as I haven't done this and I'm curious)

HTH,
Jano