How to run casperJS script from php API

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I have a casperJS script which returns JSON when run via commandline. I want to make an API preferably in PHP which runs the script as in commandline (casperJS sample.js) and returns the JSON as result.

Gustavo Morales · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-05 14:13:22Z

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You can use php-casperjs library which is a simple wrapper for casperjs.

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SG_ · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-17 14:39:18Z

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I think you can use php exec() function as shown below to do this

echo exec("/home/user/casperjs/bin/casperjs /full/path/to/your_script.js");

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eozzy Over a year ago

Awesome! Just wondering how do you pass value on each exec? Cause I need to pass a unique search term.

SG_ Over a year ago

@3zzy You could pass it as command line arguments echo exec("/home/user/casperjs/bin/casperjs /full/path/to/your_script.js arg1 arg2"); , read more about casperjs command line arguments here

eozzy Over a year ago

Ah man, a bit late. I spent like a day setting up PHP-Casper which is okay but too slow and doesn't work with nohup .. Will try this, thanks!

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