ActiveScript

This section contains notes specific to the ActiveScript installation.

ActiveScript is a Windows only SAPI that enables you to use PHP script in any ActiveScript compliant host, like Windows Script Host, ASP/ASP.NET, Windows Script Components or Microsoft Scriptlet control.

As of PHP 5.0.1, ActiveScript has been moved to the » PECL repository. The DLL for this PECL extension may be downloaded from either the » PHP Downloads page or from » http://pecl4win.php.net/

Note:

You should read the manual installation steps first!

After installing PHP, you should download the ActiveScript DLL (php5activescript.dll) and place it in the main PHP folder (e.g. C:\php).

After having all the files needed, you must register the DLL on your system. To achieve this, open a Command Prompt window (located in the Start Menu). Then go to your PHP directory by typing something like cd C:\php. To register the DLL just type regsvr32 php5activescript.dll.

To test if ActiveScript is working, create a new file, named test.wsf (the extension is very important) and type:

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<job id="test">


 <script language="PHPScript">

  $WScript->Echo("Hello World!");

 </script>


</job>

Save and double-click on the file. If you receive a little window saying "Hello World!" you're done.

Note:

In PHP 4, the engine was named 'ActivePHP', so if you are using PHP 4, you should replace 'PHPScript' with 'ActivePHP' in the above example.

Note:

ActiveScript doesn't use the default php.ini file. Instead, it will look only in the same directory as the .exe that caused it to load. You should create php-activescript.ini and place it in that folder, if you wish to load extensions, etc.

Code Examples / Notes » install.windows.activescript

There is another way to execute a PHP ActiveScript: 1/ In explorer, open menu "Tools/Folder Options" 2/ Go to tab "File Type" 3/ Click on "New" button and enter a file extension ( PHS for my sample ), you can also select "PHPScript" in "Advanced" button. Then OK, a new file extension is registered. 4/ In tab "File Type" select the new extension and click on button "Advanced". A new dialog box is open. 5/ Click on "New" button and fill edit box with: Action: Run Application to use: C:\WIN2K\system32\wscript.exe //E:PHPScript "%1" "%2" That's all !! Now, your code don't need XML tag at the begining. Hello work in test.phs will be: $WScript->Echo("Bonjour le monde !");

Other option is this: Copy this text, save with extension .reg and execute. ***** Begin of file don't include Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.phs] @="PHPScript" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript] @="PHPScript" "EditFlags"=dword:00000000 "AlwaysShowExt"="" "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript\shell] @="Run" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript\shell\Run] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript\shell\Run\command] @="wscript.exe //E:PHPScript \"%1\" \"%2\"" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript\shell\Run\ddeexec] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript\shell\Run\ddeexec\Application] @="wscript" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PHPScript\shell\Run\ddeexec\Topic] @="System" ***** End of file don't include

ActiveScript

Code Examples / Notes » install.windows.activescript

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