`phd` is a small, easy-to-use gopher server. 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][map] and executable `.gph` files will be run as a program with their output served to the client, like the glorious cgi-bin days of yore! ### special files: - **header.gph**: If it exists in a directory, its content will be shown above the directory's content. Put ASCII art in it. - **footer.gph**: Same, but will be shown below a directory's content. - **index.gph**: Completely replaces a directory's content with what's in this file. - **??.gph**: Visiting gopher://yoursite/1/dog/ will try to render `dog.gph` from disk. Visiting /1/dog.gph will render the raw content of the .gph file. - **.reverse**: If this exists, the directory contents will be listed in reverse alphanumeric order. Useful for phloggin', if you date your posts. 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. Alternatively, phd supports [geomyidae][gmi] syntax: This is an info line. [1|This is a link|/help|server|port] [h|URL Link|URL:https://noogle.com] `server` and `port` will get translated into the server and port of the actively running server, eg `localhost` and `7070`. ### dynamic content: Any `.gph` file that is marked **executable** with be run as if it were a standalone program and its output will be sent to the client. It will be passed three arguments: the query string (if any), the server's hostname, and the current port. Do with them what you will. For example: $ cat echo.gph #!/bin/sh echo "Hi, world! You said:" $1 echo "1Visit Gopherpedia / gopherpedia.com 70" Then: $ gopher-client gopher://localhost/1/echo?something [INFO] Hi, world! You said: something [LINK] Visit Gopherpedia Or more seriously: $ cat figlet.gph #!/bin/sh figlet $1 then: $ gopher-client gopher://localhost/1/figlet?hi gopher [INFO] _ _ _ [INFO] | |__ (_) __ _ ___ _ __ | |__ ___ _ __ [INFO] | '_ \| | / _` |/ _ \| '_ \| '_ \ / _ \ '__| [INFO] | | | | | | (_| | (_) | |_) | | | | __/ | [INFO] |_| |_|_| \__, |\___/| .__/|_| |_|\___|_| [INFO] |___/ |_| ### ruby on rails: `sh` is fun, but for serious work you need a serious scripting language like Ruby or PHP or Node.JS: $ cat sizes.gph #!/usr/bin/env ruby def filesize(file) (size=File.size file) > (k=1024) ? "#{size/k}K" : "#{size}B" end puts "~ file sizes ~" spaces = 20 Dir[__dir__ + "/*"].each do |entry| name = File.basename entry puts "#{name}#{' ' * (spaces - name.length)}#{filesize entry}" end Now you can finally share the file sizes of a directory with the world of Gopher! $ phetch -r 0.0.0.0:7070/1/sizes i~ file sizes ~ (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 iCargo.toml 731B (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 iLICENSE 1K (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 iMakefile 724B (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 itarget 288B (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 iphd 248K (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 iCargo.lock 2K (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 iREADME.md 4K (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 img 96B (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 isizes.gph 276B (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 isrc 224B (null) 127.0.0.1 7070 ## usage phd [options] Options: -p, --port Port to bind to. -h, --host Hostname to use when generating links. Other flags: -h, --help Print this screen. -v, --version Print phd version. Examples: phd ./path/to/site # Serve directory over port 7070. phd -p 70 docs # Serve 'docs' directory on port 70 phd -h gopher.com # Serve current directory over port 7070 # using hostname "gopher.com" ## installation On macOS you can install with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/): brew install xvxx/code/phd Binaries for Linux, Mac, and Raspberry Pi are available at gopher://phkt.io/1/releases/phd and https://github.com/xvxx/phd/releases: - [phd-v0.1.8-linux-x86_64.tar.gz][0] - [phd-v0.1.8-linux-armv7.tar.gz (Raspberry Pi)][1] - [phd-v0.1.8-macos.zip][2] Just unzip/untar the `phd` program into your $PATH and get going! ## development cargo run -- ./path/to/gopher/site ## resources - gopher://bitreich.org/1/scm/geomyidae/files.gph - https://github.com/gophernicus/gophernicus/blob/master/README.Gophermap - https://gopher.zone/posts/how-to-gophermap/ - [rfc 1436](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1436) ## todo - [ ] script/serverless mode - [ ] systemd config, or something - [ ] TLS support - [ ] man page - [ ] ipv6 - [ ] user input sanitization tests [0]: https://github.com/xvxx/phd/releases/download/v0.1.8/phd-v0.1.8-linux-x86_64.tar.gz [1]: https://github.com/xvxx/phd/releases/download/v0.1.8/phd-v0.1.8-linux-armv7.tar.gz [2]: https://github.com/xvxx/phd/releases/download/v0.1.8/phd-v0.1.8-macos.zip [map]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)#Source_code_of_a_menu [gmi]: gopher://bitreich.org/1/scm/geomyidae