SID-01425: Using PHP in a Plugin

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.1.0	Perl version:	5.0
Category:	CategoryPlugins	Server OS:	Debian	Last update:	13 years ago

Is it acceptable to write code in a TWIKI plugin using PHP rather than Perl.? I need to store data in a MySQl database and my code is written in PHP presently. What is required to allow PHP to be used?

-- DavidSteininger - 2012-03-15

Discussion and Answer

Maybe you can use CPAN:PHP::Interpreter - see Linux Journal article on Integrating PHP and Perl,

A PhpInterpreterPlugin would be a nice addition to TWiki! If you create one please consider contributing it back to the TWiki community. Learn how to get involved.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-03-16

Security needs to be considered. It can be very dangerous to allow arbitrary execution of PHP code simply by uploading an attachment or editing a TWiki page.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-03-16

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