{"id":132,"date":"2007-08-04T02:52:21","date_gmt":"2007-08-04T02:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/how-to-install-phprunner-40-on-ubuntu-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:05:53","slug":"how-to-install-phprunner-40-on-ubuntu-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/2007\/08\/04\/how-to-install-phprunner-40-on-ubuntu-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install PHPRunner 4.0 on Ubuntu Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHPRunner is arguably the best PHP scripting tool currently available. Trouble is that at time of writing, there is only a version for M$ Windoze. This explains how I managed to persuade it work under Linux using Codeweavers CrossoverOffice<\/em> 6.1.0 – a comercial implementation of WINE. <\/strong><\/p>\n

First, I  downloaded PHPRunner 4.0 “Build 264” – the special Linux friendly version kindly prepared by its developer Sergey Kornilov – the one he created minus<\/em> Microsoft ADSI dependency. <\/p>\n

FYI, I am using on Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty). IMHO the Ubuntu family of Debian-based Linuxes are the easiest to install, configure and use for folks coming from a Windows background, though no doubt many would disagree! \"smile.gif\"
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This is how I did it…<\/span><\/h2>\n

Create bottle called something like phprunner40-linux<\/em>, make sure you create it as a Win98<\/strong> bottle. This enables you to install all the dependencies. It seems to like it if you install all dependencies FIRST<\/strong> and obviously make sure they are installed in the phprunner40-linux bottle!
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Then select and install in this order…<\/span><\/h2>\n

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  1. DCOM98, this forces the installing of Windows OLE components and Windows OLE components (part 2) – and makes it accessible to phprunner.<\/li>\n
  2. Internet Explorer 6 SP1 – choose advanced install which will allow you do install ALL the IE components you need (and I suspect some you probably don’t!)<\/li>\n
  3. Then click “install unsupported software<\/em>” and install phprunner40-linux. And make sure you actually install it in the phprunner40-linux bottle you just prepared!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    During the install it is a good idea to create a desktop icon. Later, you might<\/strong> need to copy and paste its properties into the menu item the installer creates.<\/p>\n

    Now here is the important<\/strong> part…<\/span><\/h2>\n

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    You must now convince “PHPRunner.exe” that it is a Windows XP application. Then you must also<\/strong> do a “libarary override” for the PHPRunner.exe file. This is how to do it…<\/p>\n