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| From | Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> |
|---|---|
| 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 09:29 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <kfav7k$u93$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <DI6dnbmZcNsJyYrMnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@supernews.com> <51176D1D.7030501@arnowelzel.de> <zYmdnUoeJN3zw4XMnZ2dnUVZ_uednZ2d@supernews.com> <ans3jlFkrobU1@mid.uni-berlin.de> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2/11/2013 6:39 AM, M. Strobel wrote: > 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. > Incorrect. Linux is not the "native platform for PHP development". It is ONE platform for PHP development. PHP runs fine on Windows, also. And there are good IDE's on Windows, also. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle JDS Computer Training Corp. jstucklex@attglobal.net ==================
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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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