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Posted by Rik on 03/12/07 19:17
Chuck Anderson <websiteaddress@seemy.sig> wrote:
> I have decided to create a browser based Php application for a
> client/friend of mine (HTML forms to PDF, for one - perhaps a contacts
> interface). He has a web site, so I can upload the application to his
> web site, which is on a LAMP platform. The only down side to this is
> that if he can not get online, he can not use the application. So, as a
> backup, I want to find the easiest (simplest) way for him to be able to
> run the application on his home/office Windows PC (without him needing
> to understand how it works).
>
> I run Apache with a Php module, and MySQL on my Windows machine. I am
> aware of XAMP and some of the other complete Windows packages, but I
> feel like it is too much to have him keep Apache and MySQL running all
> the time (by putting Apache and MySQL into Windows startup). If I have
> to go this route, I'll need to be sure that the server is locked up
> tight, too (no remote access possible).
>
> Are there other simpler ways to provide the proper environment (Windows)
> to run browser based Php applications? Is there an easy way to install
> the application so that it starts Apache and MySQL by itself when
> needed? Php-GTK looks like a lot to learn. What I'd really like to do
> is provide an environment where my browser based applications (I've
> written a lot of them for myself) will run. I'm not sure what path
> would be the best one to begin to follow and would appreciate some
> advice on how to best set this up.
WOS
http://www.chsoftware.net/en/useware/wos/wos.htm
Maybe alter/trim it down to your needs, and then he'll have a nice singel
executable to use.
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Rik Wasmus
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