php livereload?

[coocier]

can the *.php files refresh in the browser automatically just like the function 'livereload' run in 'grunt-contrib-connect' when you change some code?

[brodkin]

You'd use grunt-contrib-watch for that functionality. Just register a task that runs this plugin and then runs the watch command:

grunt.registerTask('phpwatch', ['php:watch', 'watch']);

You'll have to read the documentation for the watch plugin to learn how to monitor php files, but it's not too hard--promise!

[coocier]

@brodkin Ths,I know what you mean,but look at the following code,the 'grunt-contrib-connect' plugin has 'livereload' attribute in options,and this port is same with the watch livereload port so it can trigger a live reloading action in browser.

watch: {

livereload: {

options: {

// this port must be same with the connect livereload port

livereload: '<%= connect.options.livereload %>'

},

files: [ 'src/*.html']

}

},

connect: {

options: {

port: 9000,

hostname: 'localhost',

//this port is used by watch task to trigger a live reloading action.

livereload: 35729

},

all: {

options: {

open: true,

base: ['src']

}

}

}

grunt.registerTask('live', ['connect:all','watch']);




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and now look at these code



watch: {

livereload: {

options: {

livereload: true

},

files: [

'src/*.php'

]

}

},

php: {

server: {

options: {

hostname: '127.0.0.1',

port: '8000',

base: 'src',

open: true

}

}

}

grunt.registerTask('phpwatch', ['php:server', 'watch']);



I read the documentation and found that 'grunt-php' plugin has no 'livereload' attribute in the options,it has no livereload port and can not trigger a live reloading action in browser.So it can only watch files changes but not refresh automatically
Am I right?

[brodkin]

Not quite... Up to this point grunt-contrib-connect has been injecting javascript into your page that causes it to reload automatically. That is not necessary, per se. Instead you can ditch grunt-contrib-connect and install a browser extension that does the same thing by connecting to grunt-contrib-watch.

You can read up on LiveReload integration options here:
http://feedback.livereload.com/knowledgebase/articles/87979-how-do-i-choose-the-best-integration-method-