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I need to build an offline Phonegap app. However, all of my js functions need a web server to run well. Is it possible to embed a local web server into phpnegap project?
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Yes, it's possible using a Cordova HTTPD plugin:
https://github.com/floatinghotpot/cordova-httpd
I haven't used it yet, but I may need to with my current project.
One drawback is that if the IP address is known, others will be able to browse the hosted files. Before I deploy, I'll be changing that behavior.
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Now it is possible, I created a plugin what meets your requirements.
First install it via:
cordova plugin add https://github.com/bykof/cordova-plugin-webserver
Then just describe your Webserver in the start of your application
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<script>
// Wait for device API libraries to load
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
function onDeviceReady() {
webserver.onRequest(
function(request) {
console.log("This is the request: ", request);
webserver.sendResponse(
request.requestId,
{
status: 200,
body: '<html>Hello World</html>',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'text/html'
}
}
);
}
);
// Starts webserver with default port 8080
webserver.start();
//... after a long long time
// stop the server
webserver.stop();
}
</script>
</head>
</html>
after that you can access your webserver on another browser in your network: http://<ip-of-webserver-device-in-local-network>:8080
Reference: https://github.com/bykof/cordova-plugin-webserver
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