Misc dev notes: Mar 2025 (GitHub Actions; IONIC and Cordova; Capacitor)

Last updated on 14 Mar. 2025

14 Mar. 2025

From Next.js to Mobile: Unlock Platforms in Minutes with Capacitor, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S55BrlnLup8 , around 12 mins., Jul 15, 2023
Associated blog post: Master the 10-Minute, 10-Step Guide: Converting Your Next.js App to Mobile with Capacitor, https://blog.rahulbharati.dev/master-the-10-minute-10-step-guide-converting-your-next-js-app-to-mobile-with-capacitor-1269bde2f1b4 , Jul. 2023.
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13 Mar. 2025

Learned that PHP apps being server-side apps cannot be (or cannot be easily) converted to mobile apps using automated tools/platforms like Cordova or Capacitor.

These tools/platforms create mobile apps from HTML/CSS/JS apps including React, Angular etc. apps.
So looks like, if I have understood it correctly, old PHP apps will have to be accessed via browser on mobile as against being run as Android/iOS app. 

Turn website (php) into App; cordova or capacitor?, https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/turn-website-php-into-app-cordova-or-capacitor/214489 , Sep. 2021

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Example of mobile app using Angular and Ionic framework: Moodle App Overview,  https://moodledev.io/general/app/overview

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1 Mar. 2025

Links below are related to a project where, it seems, a web app is converted to an Android mobile app. The links below helped me get a better understanding of how that is being done using IONIC and Cordova with GitHub actions providing for automated script support.

What is GitHub Actions? - Everything you need to know to get started, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKrINOzQ3A , 9 min. 20 secs., Mar. 2024.

What is IONIC?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLM9coCCIRY, 14 min. 27 secs, Jun. 2021

Cordova vs React Native: Which Is The Ideal Cross-Platform Framework?, https://www.bacancytechnology.com/blog/cordova-vs-react-native , Dec. 2024.



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