On Tuesday, Oct 21, 2003, at 03:09 US/Pacific, Magnus Manske wrote:
My C++ parser is now a working offline browser. This
is achieved by
converting a mysql dump of the cur table into an sqlite database once,
then using apache/php as a frontend and a php file calling the
compiled C++ executable, which renders HTML on-the-fly. Browse using
your favourite browser :-)
Neat!
Why bother with this, if a static HTML version would
do the same?
* Proof-of-principle
* sqlite databases can be changed, allowing for edits
* Encapsuled database object, can be easily switched to use mysql or
any other database instead of sqlite for use on a website
* Full-text search (which I'll implement next)
* eliminate filesystem overhead
of a hojillion tiny files
Pack source plus ready-to-run executables for Windows, Linux/x86, and
Mac, and this could be handy.
Some things that bug me:
* Is there an easy way to call an executable directly from apache,
without the need for a PHP script in-between?
CGI? Turn it into an Apache module to run in-process?
* Is there a no-setup-needed web browser? Some .exe
that I can start
on a windows machine, then fire up the web browser, and view/edit my
local wikipedia copy?
Probably some out there.
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)