Create standalone executables with PHP

Recently I needed to create a small command line app which processes .TXT files with some minor text editing.

So, as I’m a big fan of PHP I took a quick Google search on running  .PHP scripts without installing PHP itself.

But, I’ve found something even more interesting – an application that actually converts, compiles, .PHP scripts into a standalone command line EXE application !

This tool is – “Bambalam PHP EXE Compiler/Embedder“, and the official web site is here.

It’s really straight-forward and easy to use.
Basic syntax for compiling is: bamcompile [-options] infile.php [outfile.exe]

It also supports some advanced features like:

• embedding .DLL files
• custom icon for produced .EXE file
• ability to create “Windows” application
• and some other things