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| From | "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php, alt.os.linux.ubuntu |
| Subject | Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser |
| Date | 2013-02-11 12:39 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <ans3jlFkrobU1@mid.uni-berlin.de> (permalink) |
| References | <DI6dnbmZcNsJyYrMnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@supernews.com> <51176D1D.7030501@arnowelzel.de> <zYmdnUoeJN3zw4XMnZ2dnUVZ_uednZ2d@supernews.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
Am 11.02.2013 03:58, schrieb Cal Dershowitz: > On 02/10/2013 02:49 AM, Arno Welzel wrote: >> Cal Dershowitz, 2013-02-10 09:04: > > [x-posted to alt.os.linux.ubuntu] > > >>> I've been trying to use perl to automate processes that aren't much more >>> than a few GUI events that a person would do if he had a browser. >>> >>> #!/usr/bin/perl -w >>> use strict; >>> use autodie; >>> use utf8; >>> use WWW::Mechanize; >>> >>> my $url = 'http://translate.google.com/'; >>> my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new; >>> my $result = $mech->get($url); >>> die "GET failedn" unless $result->is_success; >> [...] >> >>> Is this something that php can do in a way that involves less grief? >> >> I don't think so. >> >> But if you need to use Google Translate as a service, see here: >> >> <https://developers.google.com/translate/> >> >> Well - the service is not for free. Therefore i doubt that using >> <http://translate.google.com/> as a "service" through scripts is legal. >> >> > > Thanks for your comments, Arno, I'm just trying to get used to websites from the > point-of-view of machines. I don't want this as a "service" that I would put on my > guinea pig 1and1 website. With all the reading I did, I do want to use php on my > website now. > > I think we're all in agreement that php is the wrong tool for what I wanted to do, > but I've always wanted to have more-sophisticated content on my own site, in > particular the ability to host video. > > The tutorial I looked at wants me to install XAMPP. Is that the best idea for > getting a php development environment squared away given that this > > $ uname -a > Linux fred-desktop 3.2.0-33-generic-pae #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 18 16:39:21 UTC 2012 > i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux > > is my platform? As I look through synaptic for packages that match php, there might > be 2 hundred. > > Before I went ahead and fiddled with it, I thought I'd ask to see if someone has been > around the block on this once, which is one more than me right now. Linux/Unix is the native platform for PHP development. Get a decent IDE with syntax checking, set all encodings to utf-8, start your local web server and there you go. /Str.
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using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-10 01:04 -0700
Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-10 10:03 +0100
Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-02-10 10:49 +0100
getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-10 19:58 -0700
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-11 12:39 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-11 09:29 -0500
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-11 17:23 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-11 14:13 -0500
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-11 22:29 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-11 16:40 -0500
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-11 22:23 -0700
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-12 07:02 +0000
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-12 09:38 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-02-12 07:54 -0600
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-12 09:09 -0500
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-19 00:56 -0800
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-19 12:12 +0000
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-19 08:27 -0500
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-19 17:08 -0800
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-02-12 07:50 -0600
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-12 14:28 +0000
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-12 15:29 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-02-17 08:48 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-19 01:19 -0800
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-02-19 11:43 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Warren Post <warren@copaninvest.com> - 2013-02-11 07:40 -0600
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-11 13:20 -0700
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2013-02-11 22:32 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2013-02-12 02:12 -0800
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Warren Post <warren@copaninvest.com> - 2013-02-12 07:42 -0600
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-12 14:27 +0000
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-12 21:09 -0700
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-02-13 06:14 -0500
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2013-02-13 19:35 +0000
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-13 23:40 +0000
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-13 23:48 -0700
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Kim André Akerø <kimandre@nospambetadome.com> - 2013-02-14 17:15 +0100
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2013-02-19 01:27 -0800
Re: getting a php capability on ubuntu was Re: using scripting languages to automate a browser Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2013-02-19 11:44 +0100
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