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		bmj1 on July 25, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: php.js - Run PHP code in JavaScript Actually I think it does have a practical use: if I want to try out a PHP technique, maybe I'm porting a small code snippet, or I want to help a friend debug their code, but don't have a PHP environment available - this is ideal.

wilmoore on July 27, 2012 | [–]

I'd be more a fan of:

- curl -s url-to-php -o ... - ./configure && make && make install

But to each his own :)

Kudos on July 25, 2012 | [–]

In that scenario getting a PHP environment is ideal. Using this is less than ideal.

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