Using PHP functions inline in web viewer?

Justin Close · February 21, 2013

I was wondering if it is possible to use local html data (i.e. "data:text/html," & $OtherStuff) to access PHP functions? My little tests haven't gone well so far. Here is what I have tried:

Table "PHP_test"; 1 text field: html_code

Layout: 1 edit box for PHP_test::html_code, one web viewer

The web viewer has the 'web address' defined to be "PHP_test::html_code". I populate the field on the layout, it shows on the web viewer (or at least that is the idea).

I am exploring the possibility of using some PHP functions to achieve results on FM data in the database. My first test was simple:

<html><head><title>PHP Test</title></head>
<body>Hello World</body>
</html>

OK, that works. Now a simple PHP test:

data:text/html,
<html><head><title>PHP Test</title></head>
<body>
<?php echo "Hello world" ; ?>
</body></html>

That doesn't work. Neither does a call to:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

I just get a blank web viewer.

Is it not possible to have the web viewer run PHP in this manner?

Thanks,

J

webko · February 21, 2013

Where is PHP installed?

You can certainly call a PHP page from the web viewer, but it needs to be on a web server with PHP (even if that web server is your local machine)...

Justin Close · February 25, 2013

(Hrmm...didn't get notification about this reply. Sorry for the late response.)

Not doing anything 'served' up, just using FM's data URLs, defining the web viewer to be: "data:text/html, ...".

So the full definition of the web viewer is:

data:text/html,
<html><head><title>PHP Test</title></head>
<body>
<?php echo "Hello world" ; ?>
</body></html>

Assuming that PHP is installed on the local machine, shouldn't that render the same in a web viewer as a client? (Hmmm...that doesn't work in my client, either.)

--J

webko · February 26, 2013

Well no... as it needs to Preprocessed by a server somewhere...

There are plugins for FileMaker which will do that within a field and that can then probably be viewed by a web viewer as well...

Justin Close · March 20, 2013

OK, long time in coming; been busy with other stuff...and again, not getting notifications about responses. Odd.

Anyway, thanks for the information.

-- J

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