raylib-phpcpp

PHP bindings for raylib, a simple and easy-to-use library to learn videogames programming.

It’s developed using PHP-CPP, so it’s called raylib-phpcpp.

Example

<?php

InitWindow(800, 450, "raylib [core] example - basic window");

SetTargetFPS(60);

while (!WindowShouldClose())
{
    BeginDrawing();
    ClearBackground(RAYWHITE());
    DrawText("Congrats! You created your first window!", 190, 200, 20, LIGHTGRAY());
    EndDrawing();
}
CloseWindow();

See more examples.

Build

Run

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)

Then you have libraylib-phpcpp.so in build directory.

Mapping C to PHP

• All C functions are exposed as PHP global functions, for example:

  C	raylib-phpcpp
  WindowShouldClose()	WindowShouldClose()
  InitWindow(800, 450, “title”)	InitWindow(800, 450, “title”)

• Color constants are exposed as global functions, for example:

  C	raylib-phpcpp
  LIGHTGRAY	LIGHTGRAY()
  GREEN	GREEN()

• All C enums are exposed as global constants with RL_ prefix:

  C	raylib-phpcpp
  FLAG_SHOW_LOGO	RL_FLAG_SHOW_LOGO
  KEY_COMMA	RL_KEY_COMMA

• Constructor for simple structs (struct without array and pointer members) are exposed as function, for example to create a Camera2D:

  <?php
  
  $offset = Vector2(1, 1);
  $target = Vector2(0, 0);
  $camera = Camera2D($offset, $target, 1.0, 1.0);
      

• Accessor for struct fields are implemented as __get and __set, some update operation are more cumbersome:

  <?php
  
  $v = Vector2(1, 2);
  // $v->x += 1; doesn't work
  $v->x = $v->x + 1;
  
  $camera = Camera2D(Vector2(1, 1), Vector2(0, 0), 1.0, 1.0);
  // $camera->target->x = 1; // doesn't work
  $target = $camera->target;
  $target->x = 1;
  $camera->target = $target;
      

• Known name conflicts

  raylib-phpcpp	PHP
  ImageCopy	gd extension
  ImageCrop	gd extension

  You should disable gd extension while exploring raylib :)

• API differences

  TBD.

  Function
  GetDroppedFiles
  ImageExtractPalette
  LoadModelAnimations
  LoadMeshes
  LoadMaterials

Completeness

Most functions and features are supported.

For most file and text functions, you can use counterparts in PHP.

License

raylib-phpcpp is licensed under an unmodified zlib/libpng license, which is an OSI-certified, BSD-like license that allows static linking with closed source software. Check LICENSE for further details.