how to make the embedded mongoose http server support php

zhouxz75 · September 1, 2017, 8:04pm

Dear Orthanc Developers,

I am wondering if there is a way to configure the orthanc http server to support php. The standalone mongoose server seems has option to enable php support, but I could not find how to enable php support in orthanc http server.

Thanks a lot!
Xiangzhi

jodogne · September 2, 2017, 9:41am

Hello,

The PHP support for Mongoose is proprietary and commercial:
https://cesanta.com/binary.html

As a consequence, no single free and open-source product can depend on such a feature, including Orthanc.

If you wish to benefit from Orthanc in a PHP application in a truly open way, you have two possibilities:

Run Orthanc as a reverse proxy behind an Apache server: http://book.orthanc-server.com/faq/apache.html
Call Orthanc from your PHP code using the cURL module for PHP: http://php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php
In either case, Orthanc will not serve PHP by itself: Orthanc will run as a separate micro-service (in the Intranet of the PHP server), and the PHP server calls it.

HTH,
Sébastien-