HTTP servers with scripting support on Android

Question

I'm looking to host simple web apps on my smartphone in a group (like a LAN party, just not as hardcore).
Because of both lack of portability and lack of specific programming skills, I can't just develop a client app to play. Therefore, I need a server - preferably an HTTP one - which can serve dynamic content. I already found many servers to host static files, and I also found a few servers supporting PHP as a scripting language, but I couldn't find any app that did all these things at once:

Be a server, i.e. support connections from the local network;
Serve dynamic content, i.e. parse and execute scripts which I can edit;
Is free for personal use.

Wow. I'd be very surprised if you found a php server that runs on Android. *googles* OKAY LET ME GET MY FOOT OUT OF MY MOUTH. >_> — dotVezz, Feb 05 '14 at 18:55
You might wish to take a look at my answer here for multiple candidates supporting PHP+MySQL and more. — Izzy, Feb 05 '14 at 19:44
@Izzy I found a decent server from the answer you linked. You might want to post an answer so I can accept it. — Giulio Muscarello, Feb 05 '14 at 19:58
Very interesting, now, can you go one step further and use noip, to point to your smartphone's IP address and hit on your blog? (Am sure WP can be hacked to run off the sdcard?) then... profit? \o/ :) — t0mm13b, Feb 05 '14 at 20:24

dotVezz · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-05T20:04:18.423

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AndroPHP looks like it'll fill your needs quite nicely.

You can...

Deply dynamic PHP content
Serve pages over LAN
Use a MySQL Database

Heck, this'd be awesome for all sorts of events. Have people whip out their phones, navigate to your locally hosted signup form, etc, then export the mysql tables out later.

edited Feb 05 '14 at 20:04

answered Feb 05 '14 at 18:58

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Neither satisfy the requirement, "is free for personal use" - one has a trial period and the other one is paid. – Giulio Muscarello Feb 05 '14 at 19:57
@GiulioMuscarello Ah, I didn't realize that the first one was only a trial. I've updated the answer with one that seems to be real freeware. – dotVezz Feb 05 '14 at 20:04
I'm testing AndroPHP right now. – Giulio Muscarello Feb 05 '14 at 20:23
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I swear this is so amazing. Brace yourselves, LAN parties are incoming. – Giulio Muscarello Feb 05 '14 at 20:33

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:18

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That unfortunately needs some 3^rd party app, as there's no "native" feature included with Android. Apps you might wish to check for this purpose include:

AndroPHP (already described by dotVezz)
Ulti Server: PHP, MySQL, PMA includes DyDNS, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SSH, PHP, MySQL (which also answers t0mm13b's comment)
KSWEB: server + PHP + MySQL also includes FTP and some administrative tools and a function to update external IP in No-IP service (second answer to t0mm13b, even with his favorite "no-ip")
NAMP nginx android web server with PHP, MySQL and FTP

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:18

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answered Feb 05 '14 at 21:06

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upvote for you sir! :D \o/ – t0mm13b Feb 05 '14 at 21:30
All of these except AndroPHP look like trialware (is that a word?). – trysis Apr 20 '14 at 02:03
@trysis So you can find out if they fit your needs, and then buy the full version. Anything wrong with that? ;) – Izzy Apr 20 '14 at 05:06
No, it's just the OP said he only wanted free versions and someone already called out the other answerer for including free versions. The OP didn't say anything about trials, though. – trysis Apr 20 '14 at 21:47
Right. That's why my answer has one free candidate (to fulfill the request); think of the others as "something to consider as well". If they offer significant improvements, they might be worth the money. And after all, this answer is not just for the one who asked – for others, the "free" part might be a "nice-to-have", as they care more for the problem to be solved ;) – Izzy Apr 21 '14 at 11:57

HTTP servers with scripting support on Android

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