Posted by Chuck Anderson on 03/12/07 20:10

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.

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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
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