PHP-MySQL without a server.

frenchy373

PHP-MySQL without a server.
The problem:
I need to be able to give a customer a working copy of the site on CD-rom or have it install from the CD-rom to the HDD, However, it needs to be a simple as possible without having any effect on his/her system i.e; I don't want them to have to install a server on their machine yet alone expect them to configure it, especially if they already may have one running.

It needs to work just like any website (click and go) but independently on their machine.

Any ideas on how to make this possible? any tools that can wrap php and MySQL to think it is on a server but work as though its any other program?

piersk

I'm pretty sure it's impossible. PHP is a server-side language, which would imply that it needs a server to run on.

ame12

check out http://badblue.com/down.htm - i've used it on a floppy-disk (not just a cd) because you can place the app, php and the entire server in a single folder.

it's designed to be a very compact server for php development, sounds like along the lines of what you need.

ame12

one other thing:

not sure about how mysql fits into it, but it does work fine with that setup.

frenchy373

good find

I install it on my pc
test it
it's ok

but what about my CD
what can I put on it
badblue folder ?
php folder ?
mysql folder ?

thanks for your help