phpWowExtension

phpWowExtension is a tool for building your PHP extension based on Phalcon PHP kernel framework.

Phalcon PHP is a web framework delivered as a C extension providing high performance and lower resource consumption, released under New BSD License.

phpWowExtension only extract kernel of Phalcon PHP kernel framework.

Requirements

• PHP 5.x environment
• GCC compiler

Linux/Unix/Mac

Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install build-essential php5-dev

Usage

1. First run

make update_upstream

This step will checkout Phalcon PHP repository.

2. Create skeleton extension

make ext_skel extname=EXTENSION_NAME

"EXTENSION_NAME" is your PHP extension name, such as,

make ext_skel extname=demo

This will create a extension named "demo".

3. Program your extension

Hacked yourself in "ext/EXTENSION_NAME".

4. Compile extension

$ export CFLAGS="-O2 -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks"
$ cd ext/EXTENSION_NAME
$ phpize
$ ./configure --enable-EXTENSION_NAME
$ make
$ (sudo) make install

Add extension to your php.ini

extension=EXTENSION_NAME.so

Or, if you use phpbrew,

phpbrew enable EXTENSION_NAME

*. Update Phalcon PHP kernel framework

make update_upstream

This step will update to the latest Phalcon PHP repository.

License

the MIT License.

Based on Phalcon PHP, the New BSD License.