how do you run a php file on a chromebook?

I've been looking on YouTube and other places, i'm not sure how, this place is filled with smart people so i thought i would ask you guys!

2 Answers

This blog post lists some options:

• Termux lets you install a Linux environment and has a PHP distribution (but it is highly restricted and you will probably run into plenty of frustrating limits)
• You can enable Developer Mode and then press Ctrl-Alt-T to open a crosh shell, from which you get type shell to get a regular shell and from there either:
  • Install Linux and dual-boot
  • Create a chroot environment to develop in

Meanwhile OS 69 introduces Linux for Chromebook which should be an easier way to get a Linux environment.

… but that said, Chromebooks are generally low-powered machines that aren't ideal hardware for doing development work. I'd look at setting up a remote server and doing my dev work over SSH.

You need to install MAMP or XAMPP on your Chromebook. MAMP or XAMPP will turn your Chromebook into a web server capable of reading PHP.

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Since you can't run MAMP or XAMPP on your Chromebook, then you should look into using a Cloud solution such as AWS or Google Cloud.