Using PHP without php installed?

[Anon]

What is the best way to use php if you cannot install it directly? (as cgi, etc?) And where can I find detailed instructions?

Thanks!!

[toma42]

windows or unix? Can you ftp? ftp a binary to your directory then work from there....it will work but it will be a pain in the butt.

Tom

[ame12]

Any reason you can't run a web server on your machine? Pretty much any PC will run a web server, no matter how limited in resource, and you can install PHP on it as well? Check here if you want some quick instructions for installing PHP and a web server on a Windows PC: http://badblue/helpphps.htm - Dave

[Anon]

I'm doing the site on a University server and they absolutely will not install php. I do, however, have cgi access... I really don't know where to begin.

[Anon]

if you have cgi access you can upload the php
interpreter and make a generic cgi to use it, like

genericusephpscript.cgi?phpscriptname=myscript.php&othersargs=...

but it seems a bit silly... 8Þ