How to use browser sync with php

Question

I would like to use Browsersync with PHP, but I can't seem to get it to work properly.

Currently I am using Gulp. Is it possible to either use Browsersync with XAMPP/MAMP, or use a Gulp plugin to read .php files?

Answer 1

use gulp-connect-php

npm install --save-dev gulp-connect-php

then setup you gulpfile.js

var gulp = require('gulp'),
    connect = require('gulp-connect-php'),
    browserSync = require('browser-sync');

gulp.task('connect-sync', function() {
  connect.server({}, function (){
   browserSync({
     proxy: '127.0.0.1:8000'
       });
    });

    gulp.watch('**/*.php').on('change', function () {
      browserSync.reload();
    });
});

see documentation https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-connect-php

Also there is a good tutorial here https://phpocean.com/tutorials/front-end/automate-your-workflow-with-gulp-part-3-live-reloading/23