`phd` is an esoteric gopher server for small gopherholes.
point it at a directory and it'll serve up all its text files, sub-directories, and binary files over gopher. any `.gph` files will be served up as [gopermaps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)#Source_code_of_a_menu), and executable `.gph` files will be run as a script with their output served to the client, like cgi!
point it at a directory and it'll serve up all its text files, sub-directories, and binary files over gopher. any `.gph` files will be served up as [gopermaps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)#Source_code_of_a_menu), and executable `.gph` files will be run as a script with their output served to the client, like cgi!
special files:
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- **??.gph**: visiting gopher://yoursite/1/dog/ will try to render `dog.gph` from disk.
- **.reverse**: if this exists, the directory contents will be listed in reverse alphanumeric order. useful for phloggin'.
any line in a `.gph` file that doesn't contain tabs (`\t`) and doesn't start with an `i` will get an `i` automatically prefixed, turning it into a gopher information item.
any line in a `.gph` file that doesn't contain tabs (`\t`) and doesn't start with an `i` will get an `i` automatically prefixed, turning it into a gopher information item.
any `.gph` file that is marked **executable** with be run as if it were a shell script and its output will be sent to the client. it will be passed three arguments: the query string (if any, the host, and the port. do with them what you will.
any `.gph` file that is marked **executable** with be run as if it were a shell script and its output will be sent to the client. it will be passed three arguments: the query string (if any, the host, and the port. do with them what you will.
dvkt
4 years ago