This is an experiment to try and get the most simple possible PHP serverside rendering with React and Webpack.

• php ^5.3.3
• composer ^1.2.0
• node ^6.0.0
• npm ^3.0.0

$ git clone https://github.com/inooid/php-server-side-react.git
$ cd php-server-side-react
$ composer install
$ npm install  # Install Node modules listed in ./package.json (may take a while the first time)
$ npm start    # Compile and watch for changes

# open a new terminal window
$ npm run php:start
$ open http://localhost:8000

1. npm start compiles the /src into a build/client.js and build/server.js
2. The index.php checks using PHPExecJS what the best runtime is that is available (node or php-v8js)
3. The php file will locate the build/server.js and renders the components to string with the provided props.
4. It will then print the HTML file including the initial props
5. It will then include the build/client.js that will pick up the initial props bound to window.__REACT_INITIAL_PROPS and render the client side part, including event handlers.